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Lingulidae
plural noun
Lin·gu·li·dae
\liŋˈgyüləˌdē\
Definition of Lingulidae
: a family of brachiopods (order Atremata) that includes the earliest recorded Lower Cambrian animal fossils and is represented by a few recent forms — see lingula
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Origin and Etymology of lingulidae
New Latin, from Lingula, type genus + -idae
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