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humilis

American  
[hyoo-muh-lis, yoo-] / ˈhju mə lɪs, ˈju- /

adjective

  1. (of a cumulus cloud) having a small, flattened appearance.


Etymology

Origin of humilis

< New Latin, Latin: low, humble

Example Sentences

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They used DNA to correctly identify both snails, Galba cubensis and Galba humilis, and the flatworm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

In the holds of freighters from South American ports that put into Genoa about 13 years ago were some unlisted travelers �small tropical ants named Iridomyrmex humilis.

From Time Magazine Archive

A recent paper on a newly discovered species of marmoset, Callithrix humilis, shows the monkey at age two months: studious eyes, a tight, alert face and an aureole of gray and white hair.

From Time Magazine Archive

Individuals were seen foraging on the ground along with Anolis humilis uniformis.

From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.

I cannot help thinking that it might more properly and specifically be called Rubus humilis, folio fragari�, flore rubro, than fructu rubro.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von

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