indusial

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Adjective

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in=du=si=al

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective indusial has 1 sense

indusial(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to or being an indusium;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

indusial, a. [See Indusium.].

Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. [1913 Webster]

Indusial limestone (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.