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Webster 1913 Edition


Polythalamous

Polˊy-thal′a-mous

,
Adj.
[
Poly-
+ Gr. [GREEK] a chamber.]
(Zool.)
Many-chambered; – applied to shells of Foraminifera and cephalopods. See Illust. of
Nautilus
.

Definition 2024


polythalamous

polythalamous

English

Adjective

polythalamous (comparative more polythalamous, superlative most polythalamous)

  1. (zoology) Having many chambers.
    The shells of Foraminifera are polythalamous.