antygidium

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noun

A low, platelike ridge of shell near the beak of the dorsal valve of some brachiopods

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Meanings

nounantygidium (plural antygidia)

plural antygidia

  1. A low, platelike ridge of shell near the beak of the dorsal valve of some brachiopods

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄντυξ (ántux, “rim”) + -idium.

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APA

antygidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antygidium

MLA

“antygidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antygidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antygidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antygidium.

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