What is "ecardines"

Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in- not + articulatus articulate.]

1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible distinctness, as speech or words.

   Music which is inarticulate poesy.
   --Dryden.

2. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body segments; as, an inarticulate worm.

   2. Without a hinge; -- said of an order ( Inarticulata or Ecardines) of brachiopods.

3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]

   The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
   --Walpole.

4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.

Ecardines \E*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. [1913 Webster] ||