Definition of Fossulae

1. Noun. (plural of fossula) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fossulae

1. fossula [n] - See also: fossula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossulae

fossilology
fossils
fossor
fossores
fossoria
fossorial
fossorial foot
fossorial mammal
fossorious
fossors
fossula
fossula fenestrae cochleae
fossula fenestrae vestibuli
fossula petrosa
fossula rotunda
fossulae (current term)
fossulae tonsillares
fossulate
fossulæ
fossy
fossæ
foster
foster-brother
foster-child
foster-daughter
foster-father
foster-mother
foster-nurse
foster-parent
foster-sister

Literary usage of Fossulae

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

1. The Tonsils and the Voice in Science, Surgery, Speech and Song: A by Richard Biddle Faulkner (1915)
"To protect the tonsil from disease in the mouth, the buccal secretions, as well as those of the fossulae or crypts of the tonsil, must be kept free as ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"The fossulae of the intermediaries, ... fossulae of the intermediate antennae longitudinal; lateral antennae ..."

3. Tonsils and Adenoids Treatment and Care: From the Standpoint of the by Richard Bidle Faulkner (1915)
"The filthy matter is sometimes removed from the fossulae by aero-suction with an air ... If any fossulae are plugged with hardened matter, or contain pus, ..."

4. Palæontology--Invertebrate by Henry Woods (1902)
"one or both of the other primary septa are in fossulae. The Rugosa are found almost entirely in the Palaeozoic formations, and the name of the group is ..."

5. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1895)
"Allied to N. fossulae, but distinguished by the marginal hairs—more especially—being straight, somewhat rigid, and pointed, not thin-walled, obtuse, ..."

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