LOCULUS


Meaning of LOCULUS in English

/lok"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. loculi /-luy', -lee'/ .

1. Biol. locule.

2. Eccles. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept.

3. a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed.

[ 1855-60; loculus, dim. of locus place; see LOCUS, -ULE ]

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