protegulum

protegulum
\(ˈ)prō+\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + Latin tegulum covering, from tegere to cover + -ulum (neuter of -ulus -ule) — more at thatch
: the embryonic shell of a brachiopod that is biconvex and smooth and has a wide posterior gape

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  • protegulum — pro·tegulum …   English syllables

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  • Brachiopoda — Armfüßer Onniella meeki Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Brachiopoden — Armfüßer Onniella meeki Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • brephic — adj. [Gr. brephos, embryo] 1. Pertaining to an early stage of development. 2. (BRACHIOPODA) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • protegulal node — (BRACHIOPODA) The apical area of the adult shell; site of protegulum and further growth to brephic stage …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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