"tetracameral" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: tetra- + cameral Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tetra-|cameral}} tetra- + cameral Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetracameral (not comparable)
  1. Having four chambers; comprising four separate parts. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having four parts): nelikamarinen (english: chambers) (Finnish), nelikammioinen (note: of heart) (Finnish), neliosainen (english: any parts) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tetracameral-en-adj-iTFCdewH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tetra-

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          "ref": "1977, Unknown, “Geophysics”, in Doklady, Earth Science Sections, page 238",
          "text": "Yet in the crocodilians, for example, the heart is already tetracameral, the arterial blood is completely separated from the venous, and there are other progressive features as well.",
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          "ref": "2009 July 26, Carpetbagger, “AH challenge: Make this the US government”, in Alternate History Discussion",
          "text": "Tetracameral legislature. One lower house is selected by proportional representation by party, a second lower house is selected by first-past-the-post elections in the states/provinces, a third lower house is composed of representatives of various sufficiently powerful organizations (churches, labor unions, businesses, advocacy groups, etc.), and the sole upper house is composed of one representative each from each registered political party",
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          "sense": "having four parts",
          "word": "nelikamarinen"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "of heart",
          "sense": "having four parts",
          "word": "nelikammioinen"
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      "english": "chambers",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having four parts",
      "word": "nelikamarinen"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of heart",
      "sense": "having four parts",
      "word": "nelikammioinen"
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