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Loculus

A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.

📖 Definitions of "Loculus"

noun
  1. 1

    A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.

  2. 2

    In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.

  3. 3

    One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.

  4. 4

    One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

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