English Explanatory Dictionary

cardo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects
  2. The hinge of a bivalve shell.
  3. A street that ran north–south, in an Ancient Roman town or city

Word forms

cardo cardines

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cardō (“hinge”). Doublet of kern.

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