provinculum

provinculum
n. [L. pro, before; vinculum, a binding]
(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)
A primitive hinge consisting of very small teeth that develop before the permanent teeth are formed.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • provinculum — pro·vinculum …   English syllables

  • provinculum — prō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pro (I) + vinculum : a primitive hinge composed of minute teeth developed before the permanent dentition in some bivalve mollusks …   Useful english dictionary

  • lateral hinge system — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Hinges in some prodissoconchs both anterior and posterior to the provinculum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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