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cubitus

American

[kyoo-bi-tuhs] / ˈkyu bɪ təs /

noun

a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
Anatomy.
1. the forearm.
2. Now Rare. the ulna.

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noun

cubiti

plural

Etymology

Origin of cubitus

1820–30; < New Latin, Latin, variant of cubitum cubit

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