PALINTROPE


Meaning of PALINTROPE in English

ˈpalə̇n.ˌtrōp noun

( -s )

Etymology: Greek palintropos turning back, from palin again + -tropos -trope, adjective suffix

: the recurved posterior section of either valve of some brachiopod shells

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