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adj. [Gr. proso, forward; gyros, a circle](MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)Describing beaks anteriorly directed; prosocoelous.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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prosogyrate — proso·gyrate … English syllables
prosogyrate — |präsə+ adjective Etymology: proso + gyrate : curving toward the anterior used especially of the umbones of a bivalve mollusk; compare mesogyrate, opisthogyrate … Useful english dictionary
Mollusc shell — Closed and open shells of a marine bivalve, Petricola pholadiformis. A bivalve shell is composed of two hinged valves which are joined by a ligament … Wikipedia
mesogyrate — |me]zō, |mē], ]sō+ adjective Etymology: mes + gyrate : curving toward the center used especially of the umbones of a bivalve; compare prosogyrate … Useful english dictionary
opisthogyrate — ə|pisthə+ adjective Etymology: opisth + gyrate : curving toward the posterior a bivalve shell with opisthogyrate umbones compare prosogyrate … Useful english dictionary
