LINGULIDAE


Meaning of LINGULIDAE in English

liŋˈgyüləˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Lingula, type genus + -idae

: a family of brachiopods (order Atremata) that includes the earliest recorded Lower Cambrian animal fossils and is represented by a few recent forms — see lingula 2

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