Palintrope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palintrope is a noun meaning (zoology) A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.
Meaning
(zoology) A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.
Example Sentences
Many hinged genera have a flat or curved shelf, called the palintrope, between the beak and the hinge line. The ventral palintrope is divided at the middle by the delthyrium, a triangular opening for the pedicle.
Word Forms
- palintropes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include palpostyle, palpebral, prosternum, preopercle, preopercular, parovarium.
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