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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Composed of or containing indusia or the cases of larvæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects.
  • adjective (Geol.) a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or being an indusium

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See indusium.

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