diprionidian
diprionidian adjective: having a polyparium with a row of cells on each side.
Adjective
diprionidian (not comparable)
- Having a polyparium with a row of cells on each side.
- Two leading types may be distinguished amongst the Graptolites, which are termed respectively "monoprionidian" and "diprionidian." The monoprionidian Graptolites, such as Monograptiis priodon (fig. 54), are distinguished by the fact that the polypary, whether simple or branched, possesses but a...1879, Henry Alleyne Nicholson, A manual of palaeontology for the use of students with a general introduction on the principles of palaeontology
Origin of diprionidian
From di- (“twice”) + Ancient Greek πρίων (príōn, “a saw”) + -idian.
Questions about diprionidian
- What does diprionidian mean?
- Diprionidian means having a polyparium with a row of cells on each side.
- What part of speech is diprionidian?
- Diprionidian is an adjective.
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