divaricator

/ daɪˈværɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

zoology a muscle in brachiopods that controls the opening of the shell

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Interior of dorsal valve. c, c’, cardinal process; b’, b’, hinge-plate; s, dental sockets; l, loop; q, crura; a, a’, adductor impressions; c, accessory divaricator; b, peduncle muscles; ss, septum.