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> From:         lindawbush
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> Sent:         Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:59 PM
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> Subject:      Define the term "gibbous"
>
> Well, Everyone!
>
> Here I am again working on some of the shells in that same
> old collection our club bought.  I have Kevin Lamprell's
> book on Spondylus and am trying to i.d. them (most have a
> label, but they are innacurate).
>
> I keep encountering the erm "gibbous" to refer to the
> shell shape.  Will someone explain this term to me,
> please?
>
> Thanks,
> linda
>
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