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Meaning of palintrope | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

palinurid Palio di Siena paliperidone palipraxia palirrhea Palisade

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