amphidetic

adjective

am·​phi·​det·​ic

: extending both before and behind the beak

—used of the ligament of certain bivalves compare opisthodetic, prosodetic

Word History

Etymology

Greek amphidetos tied all around (from amphidein to tie around, from amphi- + dein to tie) + English -ic

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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