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anaptychus.

One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.

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  1. One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin anaptychus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυχος (anáptukhos, “unfolding”), from ἀναπτύσσω (anaptússō, “to unfold”).

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