Rimocanaliculate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rimocanaliculate is an adjective meaning (zoology, of an egg from pseudo-avian dinosaurs) Having very narrow, slit-like pore canals. This pore system is seen in modern ostriches, so these eggs were laid in open nests, similar to how ostriches do today.
Meaning
(zoology, of an egg from pseudo-avian dinosaurs) Having very narrow, slit-like pore canals. This pore system is seen in modern ostriches, so these eggs were laid in open nests, similar to how ostriches do today.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lagenocanaliculate, foveocanaliculate, tubocanaliculate, ovoviviparous, oviviviparous, ostracoid.
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