cubitus
noun
a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
cubiti
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pluralof cubitus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Partridge mentions an instance, in a strong and healthy man, of rupture of the tendon of the left triceps cubiti, caused by a fall on the pavement.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
There was rigidity of the biceps cubiti and slight wasting in the radial extensors.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
Very much surprised, I reached out my arm for her inspection, and she clasped her long thin fingers around my biceps flexor cubiti.
From A Bicycle of Cathay by Orson Lowell
