discoidal

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This species belongs to Guérin's division Liacos, of which S. dimidiata is the type; the third discoidal cell is petiolated, the petiole entering the second submarginal about the middle.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Intermediate field: of termini is = discoidal field q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Triangle: in Odonata: a small, triangular cell at the junction of cubitus with cubitus 1: a similar cell adjoining it basally is the internal triangle discoidal triangle: cardinal cell; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

We may also note the continuance of the genus Euomphalus, with its discoidal spiral shell.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

They are all more or less distorted in a discoidal manner, one by pressure over the frontal sinus, reducing the calvaria to a disk.

From The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations by Brinton, Daniel Garrison