释义 |
stroph·o·me·na \ˌsträfəˈmēnə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek strophōma hinge (akin to Greek strephein to turn) + mēnē moon; from its hinge and concavo-convex shell — more at strophe, moon : a genus (the type of the family Strophomenidae) of extinct brachiopods having a long hinge, sharply limited muscle scars, and resupinate shell |