English

Noun

deltidium ‎(plural deltidiums or deltidia)

1. (conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells. [1851]

Related terms

• delta

Latin

Etymology

The Latinisation of *deltidion, formed in Latin from Ancient Greek elements: δέλτα ‎(délta) +‎ -ίδιον ‎(-ídion) = literally “little delta”. Compare the Byzantine Greek δελτίδιον ‎(deltídion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /delˈti.di.um/, [dɛɫˈtɪ.di.ũ]

Noun

deltidium n ‎(genitive deltidiī); second declension

1. (New Latin, conchology) deltidium [≤1836]

Declension

Second declension.

Descendants

• English: deltidium