Lyopomata

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

  Lyopomata \Ly`o*po"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to loose + ?,
     ?, a lid.] (Zool.)
     An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not
     articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and
     allied forms. [Written also {Lyopoma}.]
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