- pleurothetic
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adj. [Gr. pleuron, side; thatos, placed](MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)Resting on its side, especially in regard to oysters.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.