testicardinesn.
/ˌtɛstɪˈkɑːdɪniːz/ Zoology.
With plural agreement. A primary division of brachiopods, having hinged shells; opposed to Ecardines.
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testicardines1878
1878 F. J. Bell tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 308 In the Testicardines it is short and largely chitinised.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 693 In the hinged Brachiopoda or Testicardines the dorsal valve is furnished with a projecting cardinal process to which are attached the divaricator muscles.
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testiˈcardinate adj. having a hinged shell.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Brachiopoda > [adjective] > primary division testicardines
testicardinate1895
1895 Cambr. Nat. Hist. III. xvii. 467 On the inner surface of the shell of the Testicardinate Brachiopoda..are two lateral teeth.
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testiˈcardine adj. rare, = testicardinate adj.
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