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antygidium

antygidium noun: a low, platelike ridge of shell near the beak of the dorsal valve of some brachiopods.

Noun

antygidium (plural antygidia)

  1. A low, platelike ridge of shell near the beak of the dorsal valve of some brachiopods

Forms of antygidium

pluralantygidia

Origin of antygidium

From Ancient Greek ἄντυξ (ántux, “rim”) + -idium.

Questions about antygidium

What does antygidium mean?
Antygidium means a low, platelike ridge of shell near the beak of the dorsal valve of some brachiopods.
What part of speech is antygidium?
Antygidium is a noun.
What is the plural of antygidium?
The plural of antygidium is antygidia.

Words near antygidium in the dictionary

  1. anty
  2. anty over
  3. anty-mire
  4. anty-mires
  5. antyesti
  6. antygidium
  7. Antzoulides
  8. Antártica Chilena
  9. antœci
  10. Anu
  11. Anuak

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