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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In certain genera of the brachiopods, as Pentamerus and Conchidium, an internal spoon-shaped shelly plate extending from the beak of the ventral valve and serving as a support for the muscles. It is usually connected with the bottom of the valve by a vertical septum.

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