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Septulum
noun
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Noun
- 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 also have a secondary transverse septulum between adjacent primary transverse septula;"
- 2 A small partition or division within a rock or mineral structure, especially within the fossil of a foraminifera or similar microorganism.
Etymology
Diminutive of Latin septum (“septum”).
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