单词 | divaricator |
释义 | diˈvaricator [agent-noun in L. form from divaricate v.] That which divaricates; a muscle which draws parts asunder, as the muscle which opens the shells of Brachiopods. Also attrib.
1870Rolleston Anim. Life 234 Divaricator muscle, passing from hinge process in the dorsal valve into the peduncle. 18..Huxley (Cent.), Divaricators of the wall of the sac. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 693 In the hinged Brachiopoda..the dorsal valve is furnished with a projecting cardinal process to which are attached the divaricator muscles. |

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