astragalus
noun
(in higher vertebrates) one of the proximal bones of the tarsus; talus.
astragali
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pluralof astragalus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under the volutes three rings, or astragali, may be seen.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong
We can easily recognise the trochleæ which we have been discussing, in the little bones which children use ‘to play at bones’; these bones are no other than the astragali of sheep.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
Similarly dice are thrown for purposes of sortilege; the astragali or knucklebones, used in children’s games at the present day, were implements of divination in the first instance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
These are the people who work the tin, which they melt into the form of astragali, and then carry it to an island in front of Britain, called Ictis.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
