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cardines

cardines is the plural of cardo.

Meaning of cardo

Noun

cardo (plural cardines)

  1. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects
  2. The hinge of a bivalve shell.
  3. (Ancient-Rome) A street that ran north–south, in an Ancient Roman town or city

Questions about cardines

What is cardines the plural of?
Cardines is the plural of cardo.

Words near cardines in the dictionary

  1. cardinalizing
  2. cardinally
  3. cardinals
  4. cardinalship
  5. cardinalships
  6. cardines
  7. carding
  8. carding machine
  9. carding machines
  10. carding-comb
  11. carding-combs

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