resilifer

resilifer
\\-ləfə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin resilium + English -fer
: a spoon-shaped process on the hinge plate of some bivalve mollusks (as members of the genus Mactra) supporting the resilium

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • resilifer — n. [L. resilire, to leap back; fero, bear] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A Modification of a bivalve shell to which the resilium is attached …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • resilifer — re·sil·i·fer …   English syllables

  • bourrelet — n. [F. bourrelet, circular pad] . A ridgelike prominence or rounded edge. 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) see parameres. 23. (ECHINODERMATA) A raised prominence on the interambulacral plates at the edge of the mouth. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A ligamental …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • mid-axis — n. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Straight line in commissural plane at a right angle to the hinge axis and beginning at the midpoint of the ventral margin of the resilifer …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”