resilifer

noun

re·​sil·​i·​fer

-ləfə(r)

plural -s

: a spoon-shaped process on the hinge plate of some bivalve mollusks (as members of the genus Mactra) supporting the resilium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin resilium + English -fer

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