clavus
Americannoun
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Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
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(in ancient Rome) a vertical stripe or band of purple worn on the tunic by senators and equites.
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Entomology. clavola.
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Etymology
Origin of clavus
1800–10; < Latin: literally, nail; akin to claudere to close
Example Sentences
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But in this case, scientists discovered a giant structure built entirely out of one species of coral, known as Pavona clavus.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 27, 2024
The coral is a species called Pavona clavus and provides a home to shrimp, crabs, fish and other marine creatures.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
Pinguia crura luto, planta mox undique magna calcor, et in digito clavus mihi militis haeret.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
Senators had a broad stripe of purple, sewed on the breast of their tunic, called latus clavus, which is sometimes put for the tunic itself, or the dignity of a senator.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.
Some of the worst cases of clavus, probably, that have ever been seen were developed in the old days of phlebotomy.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
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