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Catacomb recess
Answer for the clue "Catacomb recess ", 7 letters:
loculus
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Loculus is a Latin word literally meaning little place and was used in a number of senses including to indicate a satchel . Satchels were carried by Roman soldiers as a part of their sarcina or luggage. No loculus has survived in entirety although some ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: locule ] [also: loculi (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. Loculi . [L., little place, a compartment.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet. 2 In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn. 3 (context zoology English) One of the spaces between the septa ...
Usage examples of loculus.
I lit his way, Jake crawled not to the entrance, but to the northern wall, rolled a large stone toward the loculus containing Masada Max, and wedged it into the opening.
I pulled myself into the loculus, and wriggled to the far end, moving gingerly and hugging the wall.
With Ryan lighting the loculus like a tiny movie set, I placed my Swiss Army knife as a scale marker, and took shots from several angles.
I had blundered onto a hidden loculus in that tomb, and found a burial no one else had.
This cratered world called Yrilene, a shattered satin skull, where the heart which beat within the loculus beats still, an everlasting pulse of force and promise.
As it stands, all we have are the few lousy photos I took in the loculus.