provinculum

provinculum
\\prō+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + vinculum
: a primitive hinge composed of minute teeth developed before the permanent dentition in some bivalve mollusks

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  • provinculum — n. [L. pro, before; vinculum, a binding] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A primitive hinge consisting of very small teeth that develop before the permanent teeth are formed …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • provinculum — pro·vinculum …   English syllables

  • lateral hinge system — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Hinges in some prodissoconchs both anterior and posterior to the provinculum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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