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Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
  2. adj. of or relating to or being an indusium
  3. Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.
  4. Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of thelarvæ of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-waterlimestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddiceworms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocenestrata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.
  5. a of or relating to or being an indusium