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car·di·ae

 (kär′dē-ē′)
n.
A plural of cardia.
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cardiae Crawford] on "Cardia ruyxa", which is an apparent misspelling of Cordia myxa, and also on those reared in Maharashtra from a Diaphorina sp.
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