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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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
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
Flamingos are a classic example of animals that benefit from retia mirabilia, Kienle says.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2022
The following I copied from a gateway leading into a vineyard near the church of San Eusebio, at Rome: "Tria sunt mirabilia; Trinus et unus, Deus et homo, Virgo et mater."
From Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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