- prosogyrate
- \\|präsə+\ adjective
Etymology: proso- + gyrate: curving toward the anterior — used especially of the umbones of a bivalve mollusk; compare mesogyrate, opisthogyrate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prosogyrate
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prosogyrate — adj. [Gr. proso, forward; gyros, a circle] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Describing beaks anteriorly directed; prosocoelous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prosogyrate — proso·gyrate … English syllables
Mollusc shell — Closed and open shells of a marine bivalve, Petricola pholadiformis. A bivalve shell is composed of two hinged valves which are joined by a ligament … Wikipedia
mesogyrate — |me]zō, |mē], ]sō+ adjective Etymology: mes + gyrate : curving toward the center used especially of the umbones of a bivalve; compare prosogyrate … Useful english dictionary
opisthogyrate — ə|pisthə+ adjective Etymology: opisth + gyrate : curving toward the posterior a bivalve shell with opisthogyrate umbones compare prosogyrate … Useful english dictionary
