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n. [L. pro, before; tegulum, roof](BRACHIOPODA)The embryonic shell of organic material secreted simultaneously by both mantles.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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protegulum — pro·tegulum … English syllables
protegulum — (ˈ)prō+ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from pro (I) + Latin tegulum covering, from tegere to cover + ulum (neuter of ulus ule) more at thatch : the embryonic s … Useful english dictionary
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Brachiopoda — Armfüßer Onniella meeki Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Brachiopode — Armfüßer Onniella meeki Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilung … Deutsch Wikipedia
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brephic — adj. [Gr. brephos, embryo] 1. Pertaining to an early stage of development. 2. (BRACHIOPODA) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
protegulal node — (BRACHIOPODA) The apical area of the adult shell; site of protegulum and further growth to brephic stage … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
