catacline

English

Etymology

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Noun

catacline (plural cataclines)

1. (biology, of brachiopods) The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure

See also

• anacline
• apsacline

Anagrams

• acclinate, analectic, calcinate