POLYTHALAMOUS

Etymology

Adjective

polythalamous (comparative more polythalamous, superlative most polythalamous)

(zoology) Having many chambers.

The shells of Foraminifera are polythalamous.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*thal"a*mous, a. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Many-chambered; -- applied to shells of Foraminifera and cephalopods. See Illust. of Nautilus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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