alivincular

adjective

ali·​vin·​cu·​lar

¦ālə¦viŋkyələ(r),

¦al-

: having a short ligament with its longer axis transverse to the hinge line

—used of certain bivalves

Word History

Etymology

ali- + vinculum + -ar

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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