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(zoology) A brachiopod shell of the genus †Orthis (or allied genera) in the family †Orthidae..
—orthid, great group with a horizon with an accumulation of salts more soluble than gypsum.
Orthid soils are used for grazing or are irrigated for crop production if water is available.
When drained, they are comparable in sensitivity to orthid luvisols in an A horizon with a very low clay content.
Use orthid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orthid means (zoology) A brachiopod shell of the genus †Orthis (or allied genera) in the family †Orthidae..
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—orthid, great group with a horizon with an accumulation of salts more soluble than gypsum.
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