Indusial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Indusial \In*du"sial\, a. [See {Indusium}.]
     Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the
     larv[ae] of certain insects.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Indusial limestone} (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone,


        largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice
        worms, or larv[ae] of caddice flies ({Phryganea}). It is
        found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some
        other localities. Indusiate

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  indusial
       adj : of or relating to or being an indusium