varix
varix is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.(Zoöl.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells. Note: The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one showing a former position of the outer lip of the aperture.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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