Definition of opisthodetic
:situated behind the beak
—used of the ligament of a bivalve mollusk
— compare prosodetic
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opisthodetic
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opis·tho·det·ic
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Origin and Etymology of opisthodetic
Greek opisthodetos tied behind (from opisth- + detos, verbal of dein to tie, bind) + English -ic
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