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lumbricalis

American  
[luhm-bri-key-lis] / ˌlʌm brɪˈkeɪ lɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

lumbricales

  1. lumbrical.

lumbricalis British  
/ ˈlʌmbrɪkəl, ˌlʌmbrɪˈkeɪlɪs /

noun

  1. anatomy any of the four wormlike muscles in the hand or foot

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Other Word Forms

  • lumbrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of lumbricalis

First recorded in 1695–1705, lumbricalis is from the New Latin word lumbrīcālis

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Another, a peculiar worm-like form, lives underground in damp earth and under stones—Typhlops lumbricalis.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

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