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provinculum
noun
pro·vinculum
\prō+\
Definition of provinculum
: a primitive hinge composed of minute teeth developed before the permanent dentition in some bivalve mollusks
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Origin and Etymology of provinculum
New Latin, from 1pro- + vinculum
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