INTERAMBULACRUM

Etymology

Noun

interambulacrum (plural interambulacra)

(zoology) In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two ambulacra.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*am`bu*la"crum, n.; pl. L. Interambulacra (, E. Interambulacrums (. (Zoöl.)

Definition: In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of Ambulacrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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