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polythalamous

polythalamous adjective: having many chambers.

Adjective

polythalamous (comparative more polythalamous, superlative most polythalamous)

  1. Having many chambers.
    • The shells of Foraminifera are polythalamous.

Forms of polythalamous

comparativemore polythalamous
superlativemost polythalamous

Origin of polythalamous

From poly- + thalamus + -ous.

Questions about polythalamous

What does polythalamous mean?
Polythalamous means having many chambers.
What part of speech is polythalamous?
Polythalamous is an adjective.

Words near polythalamous in the dictionary

  1. polytetrahedral
  2. polytetrahedron
  3. polytetrahydrofuran
  4. polytetrahydrofurans
  5. polytextual
  6. polythalamous
  7. polytheism
  8. polytheisms
  9. polytheist
  10. polytheistic
  11. polytheistical

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