cymatoid

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A form of cymoid — Resembling a cyma.

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Meanings

adjectivecymatoid (comparative more cymatoid, superlative most cymatoid)

comparative more cymatoid · superlative most cymatoid

  1. rareRare form of cymoid.
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    1942, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland LIII–LVI, pages 234,⁽¹⁾ 235,⁽²⁾ and 236⁽³⁾ ⁽¹⁾ In both, the septa are rather broadly waved in the dissepimentarium, and frequently show cymatoid carinae in the tabularium; the major septa are unequal and extend almost to the axis, without vortical curvature in the tabularium; dilatation of the septa occurs only near the epitheca. ⁽²⁾ Diagnosis: Acanthophyllum with about 26 septa of each order rather broadly wavy in the dissepimentarium, and somewhat dilated towards the periphery; the major septa are unequal and not vortically rotated, and may have cymatoid carinae in the tabularium; the cardinal or counter septum is frequently longer than the others. ⁽³⁾ Other specimens from this locality show a particularly strong development of cymatoid carinae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῡ́μᾰτος“wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”
  2. Latincȳmat(is)“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”
  3. Englishcymatoid

From Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -oid, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma).

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