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Word: acetabulum (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • anatomy A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
  • anatomy One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
  • anatomy The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.
  • anatomy The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
  • anatomy The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
  • Roman Antiquities a measure of about one eighth of a pint
  • Roman Antiquities a vinegar cup;
  • Roman Antiquities the socket of the hipbone;

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