Difference between revisions of "palintrope"

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|etymology=Greek <i>palin</i>, back; <i>tropos</i>, turn
 
|etymology=Greek <i>palin</i>, back; <i>tropos</i>, turn
|definition=([[Brachiopoda]]) The recurved part of the ventral valve that fills the gap between the beak and hinge line in the dorsal valve of some shells.
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|definition=([[Brachiopoda]]) The [[recurved]] part of the [[ventral]] valve that fills the [[gap]] between the [[beak]] and [[hinge line]] in the [[dorsal valve]] of some shells.
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Revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

palintrope (noun; Greek palin, back; tropos, turn): (Brachiopoda) The recurved part of the ventral valve that fills the gap between the beak and hinge line in the dorsal valve of some shells.