'Testicardines' definitions:
Definition of 'Testicardines'
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Testicardines \Tes`ti*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL. See Test a
shell, and Cardo.] (Zool.)
A division of brachiopods including those which have a
calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth.
Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.
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