Neotremata
plural noun
Ne·o·trema·ta
\ˌnēə‧ˈtremətə, -rēm-\
Definition of Neotremata
: an order of inarticulate brachiopods that have the peduncle restricted throughout life to the ventral valve or atrophied in the adults and are known from the Cambrian to the present
neotremate
noun, plural-s
neotrematous
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Origin and Etymology of neotremata
New Latin, from ne- + -tremata
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