Cardines

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cardo \Car"do\ (k[aum]r"d[-o]), n.; pl. {Cardines}.) [L., a
     hinge.] (Zool.)
     (a) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
     (b) The hinge of a bivalve shell.
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