/ ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs; NAmE ; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəs/ noun
( pl. um·bil·ici / ʌmˈbɪlɪsaɪ; NAmE ; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪsaɪ; -kaɪ/ or um·bil·icuses ) ( technical ) the navel
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin : related to Greek omphalos , also to navel .
/ ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs; NAmE ; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəs/ noun
( pl. um·bil·ici / ʌmˈbɪlɪsaɪ; NAmE ; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪsaɪ; -kaɪ/ or um·bil·icuses ) ( technical ) the navel
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Latin : related to Greek omphalos , also to navel .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005