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cardo

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

noun cardines

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

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"cardo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cardo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cardo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cardo

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"cardo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cardo.

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@misc{cardo_2026,
  title = {cardo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}