Definition of Indusial

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or being an indusium.

Partainyms: Indusium

Definition of Indusial

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects.

Definition of Indusial

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Indusial

1. indusium [adj] - See also: indusium

Medical Definition of Indusial

1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects. Indusial limestone, a fresh water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvae of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities. See: Indusium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indusial

induplicative
indurable
indurance
indurances
indurate
indurated
indurated clay
indurates
indurating
induration
induration of the arteries
indurations
indurative
indure
indusia
indusial (current term)
indusiate
indusiated
indusium
indusium griseum
industrial
industrial-output
industrial-strength
industrial action
industrial actions
industrial air pollution
industrial arts
industrial bank
industrial deafness
industrial design

Literary usage of Indusial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1865)
"... Grossier—Lower Miocene strata of Central France—Lacustrine strata of Auvergne—indusial limestone—Fossil mammalia of the Limagne d'Auvergne—Freshwater ..."

2. Elements of Geology; Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1866)
"indusial limestone. — There is another remarkable form of freshwater limestone ... 166) will show the manner in which one of these indusial beds (a) is laid ..."

3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"331,1, where the wedge-shaped cell, R, which occupies the leaf-margin, is conspicuous; the under indusial flap, Ju, is also seen to be laid down as an ..."

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