| 释义 |
spon·dyl·i·um
\spänˈdilēəm\ noun
(plural spondyl·ia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spondylion, from spondylos muscle of a bivalve — more at spondyl
: a curved median plate for muscle attachment in the posterior part of one or both valves of a brachiopod |