Telotremata

plural noun

Telo·​trema·​ta

-rēm-

: an order of brachiopods having the opening for the peduncle shared by both valves in earlier stages but usually confined to one in later stages and more or less limited below by a pair of deltidial plates and having spiral arms that are supported by calcareous bars, loops, or spirals

telotremate

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗mə̇t

noun

plural -s

telotrematous

¦⸗⸗¦mətəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tel- entry 2 + Greek trēmata, plural of trēma hole

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