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pleurothetism

pleurothetism noun: a pattern of orientation among most bivalves whereby they come to rest on their left or right sides.

Noun

pleurothetism (uncountable)

  1. A pattern of orientation among most bivalves whereby they come to rest on their left or right sides.

Origin of pleurothetism

By surface analysis, pleuro- + -thet(ic) + -ism. (Second element from Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”).)

Questions about pleurothetism

What does pleurothetism mean?
Pleurothetism means a pattern of orientation among most bivalves whereby they come to rest on their left or right sides.
What part of speech is pleurothetism?
Pleurothetism is a noun.

Words near pleurothetism in the dictionary

  1. pleurotergite
  2. pleurotergites
  3. pleurothallid
  4. pleurothallids
  5. pleurothetic
  6. pleurothetism
  7. pleurotho-
  8. pleurothotonos
  9. pleurothotonus
  10. pleurotoid
  11. pleurotolysin

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