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FOSSULE [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

[The] fossula [is an] interseptal space distinguished by its unusual shape and size, [in anthozoan coelenterates.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Les points d'insertion des septa [chez les tétracoralliaires] se signalent chez un bon nombre de formes, particulièrement solitaires, par un loculum interseptal plus large, auquel on donne le nom de «fossula».

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

A small groove.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Petite cavité que l'on remarque, notamment sur la surface de certaines graines.

Spanish

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