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ramus
[ rey-muhs ]
noun
, Botany, Zoology, Anatomy.
, plural ra·mi [rey, -mahy].
- a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
ramus
/ ˈreɪməs /
noun
- the barb of a bird's feather
- either of the two parts of the lower jaw of a vertebrate
- any part or organ that branches from another part
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ramus1
C19: from Latin: branch
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Example Sentences
The teeth are larger and the ascending ramus is more slender in the reconstruction than in the Mauer specimen.
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In 1715 Jonas Ramus mentioned the same phenomenon, recalling a superstition attached to it by the peasants of Norway.
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Mr. J. Ramus records a large sea-snake which was seen in 1687 by many people in Dramsfiorden.
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Wound of entrance, over the anterior border of the right ramus.
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Cirri, the first pair has the rami unequal, in the proportion of about 19 segments in the longer ramus, to 16 in the shorter.
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