catacline

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noun

The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure

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Meanings

nouncatacline (plural cataclines)

plural cataclines

  1. biologyThe part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

calcinateacclinateanalectic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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