Testicardines

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

  Testicardines \Tes`ti*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Test} a
     shell, and {Cardo}.] (Zool.)
     A division of brachiopods including those which have a
     calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth.
     Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.
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