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tomium
[
toh
-mee-
uh
m]
WORD ORIGIN
noun,
plural
to·mi·a
[
toh
-mee-
uh
]
/ˈtoʊ mi ə/
.
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
Origin of
tomium
1825–35;
<
New Latin,
equivalent to
Greek
tóm(os
) a cutting (see
tome
) +
New Latin
-ium
-ium
Related forms
to·mi·al
,
adjective
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