mirabilia
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of mirabilia
First recorded in 1820–25; from Latin mīrābilia, a noun use of the neuter plural of the adjective mīrābilis “wonderful, marvelous, remarkable, singular”
Example Sentences
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In most animals that have them, retia mirabilia serve as a mechanism for temperature regulation, and they have a unique structure.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Scientists have long known that many animals have retia mirabilia.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Flamingos are a classic example of animals that benefit from retia mirabilia, Kienle says.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Vogl speculates that the ancestors of cetaceans probably had retia mirabilia leading to the brain before they ever took to the oceans—but that this network served a different purpose on land.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Haec de visis certudinalitér ego frater Odoricus hic inscripsi; et multa mirabilia omisi ponere, quia homines hon credidissent nisi vidissent.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
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