Anastrophia

noun

An·​a·​stro·​phia

ˌanəˈstrōfēə

: a genus of costate subglobular Silurian and Devonian brachiopods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek anastrophē + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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