cam|er|ate

cam|er|ate
cam|er|ate «KAM uhr iht, -ayt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. divided into chambers.
2. belonging to or having to do with an order of Paleozoic crinoids with arched coverings.
–n.
a camerate crinoid: »

In the Early Mississippian Epoch, an almost explosive expansion of the camerates made them the outstanding element in marine invertebrate life (Raymond C. Moore).

[< Laten camerātus, past participle of camerāre to vault < camera vault, arch]

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