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 Ecardines
 無鉸綱

 E·car·di·nes n. pl.  Zoöl. An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda.
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 In·ar·tic·u·late a.
 1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.
    Music which is inarticulate poesy.   --Dryden.
 2. Zool. (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm. (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order (Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.
 3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
    The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.   --Walpole.
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