pterocardiac

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English

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Etymology

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From ptero- +‎ cardiac.

Adjective

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pterocardiac (not comparable)

  1. winglike and present in the cardiac stomach
    • 2015 August 27, “Direct Age Determination of a Subtropical Freshwater Crayfish (Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus ) Using Ossicular Growth Marks”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The calcein stain was retained over an annual cycle comprising multiple moults, demonstrating that pterocardiac ossicles retain chronological information.