axilla

[ ak-sil-uh ]
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noun,plural ax·il·lae [ak-sil-ee]. /ækˈsɪl i/.
  1. Anatomy. the armpit.

  2. Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.

  1. Botany. an axil.

Origin of axilla

1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1610–20

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axilla

/ (ækˈsɪlə) /


nounplural -lae (-liː)
  1. the technical name for the armpit

  2. the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

Origin of axilla

1
C17: from Latin: armpit

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