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chilidia

chilidia is the plural of chilidium.

Meaning of chilidium

Noun

chilidium (plural chilidia)

  1. A plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
    • The chilidium is a convex plate often covering the cardinal process of the dorsal valve in the Protremata.1895, Charles Schuchert, A Synopsis of American Fossil Brachiopoda Including Bibliography and Synonymy

Questions about chilidia

What is chilidia the plural of?
Chilidia is the plural of chilidium.

Words near chilidia in the dictionary

  1. chiliasts
  2. chiliaëdron
  3. chiliburger
  4. chiliburgers
  5. chilicote
  6. chilidia
  7. chilidial
  8. chilidium
  9. chilidog
  10. chilidogs
  11. chilied up

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