Quincunxially
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a quincunxial fashion. not-comparable
"Overtonia, type species Producta fimbriata Sowerby, 1824, is characterized externally by broad, regularly spaced concentric wrinkles, bearing elongate spine ridges on the ventral valve and quincunxially arranged erect spines on the dorsal valve […]"
Example
More examples"Overtonia, type species Producta fimbriata Sowerby, 1824, is characterized externally by broad, regularly spaced concentric wrinkles, bearing elongate spine ridges on the ventral valve and quincunxially arranged erect spines on the dorsal valve […]"
Etymology
From quincunxial + -ly.
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