AMPHIDETIC


Meaning of AMPHIDETIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ded.ik adjective

Etymology: Greek amphidet os tied all around (from amphidein to tie around, from amphi- + dein to tie) + English -ic — more at diadem

: extending both before and behind the beak — used of the ligament of certain bivalves; compare opisthodetic , prosodetic

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.