Cardo

·noun The hinge of a bivalve shell.

II. Cardo ·noun The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.

cardo
cardo, ĭnis, m. [cf. κράδη, a swing; κραδαίνω, to swing, wave; Sanscr. kurd, a spring, a leap; old G...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cardo
cardō inis, m CARD-, a hinge, pivot and socket (of door or gate): postīs a cardine vellit, V.: (ia...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary