(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:44:57

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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