cubitus

American  

[kyoo-bi-tuhs] / ˈkyu bɪ təs /

noun

plural

cubiti

1. a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.

2. Anatomy.

   1. the forearm.

   2. Now Rare. the ulna.

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Etymology

Origin of cubitus

1820–30; < New Latin, Latin, variant of cubitum cubit

Example Sentences

Election Lexicon assumes most readers would rather their surgeons knew their gluteal adipose from their cubitus.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2017

Similarly, Mgn00541 corresponds to a described, but unannotated 2.0 kb transcript overlapping the regulatory mutant allele ci57 of cubitus interruptus33.

From Nature • Mar. 15, 2014

The Latin t in words like cubitus was generally softened in old French, and was afterwards dropped altogether.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Triangle: in Odonata: a small, triangular cell at the junction of cubitus with cubitus 1: a similar cell adjoining it basally is the internal triangle discoidal triangle: cardinal cell; q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Trichoptera; one, two or three cells enclosed by the branches that form-the post-costal or anal vein: Odonata; an elongate cell between radius and cubitus, just before the arculus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.