Equilateral shell
| (Zool.) | one in which a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve, or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts. |
See also: Equilateral
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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