Telotremata
plural noun
Telo·trema·ta
-rēm-
: an order of brachiopods having the opening for the peduncle shared by both valves in earlier stages but usually confined to one in later stages and more or less limited below by a pair of deltidial plates and having spiral arms that are supported by calcareous bars, loops, or spirals
telotremate noun
ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗mə̇t
plural -s
telotrematous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦mətəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from tel- entry 2 + Greek trēmata, plural of trēma hole
- back-ordering
- back-orders
- back-page
- back-paint
- back-palm
- back-pass
- back-passes
- back-patting
- back-putty
- back-rake
- back-reef
- back-room
- back-scratching
- back-set bed
- back-strapped
- back-tan
- back-tanning
- back-titrate
- back-titration
- back-to-back
- back-to-backs
- back-to-work
- back/paint oneself into a corner
- backache
- backache brake