Linguliform

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any brachiopod of the subphylum Linguliformea
Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling a lingula not-comparable

    "This study concerns all infaunal brachiopods that possess an inarticulate, organo-phosphatic, linguliform shell."

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"This study concerns all infaunal brachiopods that possess an inarticulate, organo-phosphatic, linguliform shell."

Etymology

From lingula + -iform.

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