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septula

septula is the plural of septulum.

Meaning of septulum

Noun

septulum (plural septula)

  1. A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.
    • Test small, elongate, subfusiform, with bluntly rounded poles, septa thin and widely spaced, thin and short transverse septula alternating with foramina, thickened at the lower ends where they join with the tops of the parachomata, one or two axial septula between adjacent septa, outer whorls may...2015, Alfred R. Loeblich Jr., Helen Tappan, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification, page 739
  2. A small partition or division within a rock or mineral structure, especially within the fossil of a foraminifera or similar microorganism.

Questions about septula

What is septula the plural of?
Septula is the plural of septulum.

Words near septula in the dictionary

  1. septuagintillion
  2. septuagintillions
  3. septuagints
  4. septuaries
  5. septuary
  6. septula
  7. septular
  8. septulate
  9. septulum
  10. septum
  11. septum pellucidum

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