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cibarium

[ si-bair-ee-uhm ]
/ sɪˈbɛər i əm /

noun, plural ci·bar·i·a [si-bair-ee-uh]. /sɪˈbɛər i ə/.

Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.

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Origin of cibarium

<New Latin, equivalent to Latin cib(us) food + -ārium-ary

OTHER WORDS FROM cibarium

ci·bar·i·al, adjective

Words nearby cibarium

Cialis, Ciano, ciao, Ciardi, cib., cibarium, Cibber, Cíbola, ciborium, C.I.C., CICA
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