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chilidium

chilidium noun: a plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.

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
    • The chilidium is not often visible in the dorsal valve of Billingsella but when seen proves to be an arch with its piers built against the notothyrial edge.1938, Edward Oscar Ulrich, Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopoda, page 73

Forms of chilidium

pluralchilidia

Origin of chilidium

From chil(o)-, alternative form of cheilo- + -idium.

Words formed from chilidium

Questions about chilidium

What does chilidium mean?
Chilidium means a plate covering a portion of the dorsal valve in certain brachiopods.
What part of speech is chilidium?
Chilidium is a noun.
What is the plural of chilidium?
The plural of chilidium is chilidia.

Words near chilidium in the dictionary

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

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