resilifer

resilifer
n. [L. resilire, to leap back; fero, bear]
(MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)
A Modification of a bivalve shell to which the resilium is attached.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • resilifer — re·sil·i·fer …   English syllables

  • resilifer — ləfə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin resilium + English fer : a spoon shaped process on the hinge plate of some bivalve mollusks (as members of the genus Mactra) supporting the resilium …   Useful english dictionary

  • bourrelet — n. [F. bourrelet, circular pad] . A ridgelike prominence or rounded edge. 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) see parameres. 23. (ECHINODERMATA) A raised prominence on the interambulacral plates at the edge of the mouth. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A ligamental …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • mid-axis — n. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Straight line in commissural plane at a right angle to the hinge axis and beginning at the midpoint of the ventral margin of the resilifer …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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