ACETABULUM


Meaning of ACETABULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈta-byə-ləm ]

noun

( plural -lums or ac·e·tab·u·la -lə)

Etymology: Latin, literally, vinegar cup, from acetum vinegar

Date: 1661

1. : a ventral sucker of a trematode

2. : the cup-shaped socket in the hipbone

• ac·e·tab·u·lar -lər adjective

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