mirabilia
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of mirabilia
First recorded in 1820–25; from Latin mīrābilia, a noun use of the neuter plural of the adjective mīrābilis “wonderful, marvelous, remarkable, singular”
Example Sentences
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Vogl speculates that the ancestors of cetaceans probably had retia mirabilia leading to the brain before they ever took to the oceans—but that this network served a different purpose on land.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Indeed, retia mirabilia resemble complex stringy nets made up of thin veins and thick arteries.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
Scientists have long known that many animals have retia mirabilia.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
In most animals that have them, retia mirabilia serve as a mechanism for temperature regulation, and they have a unique structure.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022
In the "matter" of France, the heroic valour of the defenders of the country forms the principal interest of the stories; in the matter of Rome, the "mirabilia"; and, in the matter of Britain, love.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
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