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myostraca

myostraca is the plural of myostracum.

Meaning of myostracum

Noun

myostracum (plural myostraca)

  1. Part of shell wall secreted at attachment of adductor muscles.
    • At this place in the myostracum the smaller, second-order prisms […] range from two to 15 microns in diameter.1964, Shell Structure and Muscle Scars of Cap-shaped Archaeogastropods

Questions about myostraca

What is myostraca the plural of?
Myostraca is the plural of myostracum.

Words near myostraca in the dictionary

  1. myosteatotic
  2. myostimulation
  3. myostimulator
  4. myostimulators
  5. myostimulatory
  6. myostraca
  7. myostracal
  8. myostracum
  9. myosuppressin
  10. myosuppressins
  11. myosupressin

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