/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 ]