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prolocular

prolocular adjective: relating to the proloculus.

Adjective

prolocular (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the proloculus
    • If we consider that all planktonic Foraminifera commence calcification as geometrically similar prolocular stages [73 ], then different size–weight scaling slopes among species in their adult stage must result from different ontogenetic trajectories in this scaling.2016 February 10, “Seasonal Variation in Shell Calcification of Planktonic Foraminifera in the NE Atlantic Reveals Species-Specific Response to Temperature, Productivity, and Optimum Growth...

Questions about prolocular

What does prolocular mean?
Prolocular means relating to the proloculus.
What part of speech is prolocular?
Prolocular is an adjective.

Words near prolocular in the dictionary

  1. prolls
  2. prolly
  3. prolobitid
  4. prolobitids
  5. prolockdown
  6. prolocular
  7. proloculi
  8. proloculus
  9. prolocution
  10. prolocutions
  11. prolocutor

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