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Cymatiid vs Cymatoid - What's the difference?

cymatiid | cymatoid |

As a noun cymatiid

is (zoology) any member of the cymatiidae.

As an adjective cymatoid is

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cymatiid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Cymatiidae.

    • cymatoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1942 , Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland LIII–LVI, pages 234],?¹? [http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=746dT_zVHofO8QOZiNibDw&id=A6obAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22cymatoid%22&q=%22may+have+cymatoid+carinae%22#search_anchor 235],?²? and [http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=746dT_zVHofO8QOZiNibDw&id=A6obAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22cymatoid%22&q=%22development+of+cymatoid+carinae%22#search_anchor 236?³?
    • ?¹? In both, the septa are rather broadly waved in the dissepimentarium, and frequently show cymatoid carinae in the tabularium; the major septa are unequal and extend almost to the axis, without vortical curvature in the tabularium; dilatation of the septa occurs only near the epitheca.
    ?²? Diagnosis: Acanthophyllum with about 26 septa of each order rather broadly wavy in the dissepimentarium, and somewhat dilated towards the periphery; the major septa are unequal and not vortically rotated, and may have cymatoid carinae in the tabularium; the cardinal or counter septum is frequently longer than the others.
    ?³? Other specimens from this locality show a particularly strong development of cymatoid carinae.