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acetabula

acetabula is the plural of acetabulum.

Meaning of acetabulum

Noun

acetabulum (plural acetabulums or acetabula)

  1. The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
    • Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis
    Synonyms:
    cotyloid cavity
  2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
    Synonyms:
    cotyle
  3. A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
  4. The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
  5. One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
  6. A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.

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Forms of acetabula

alternative formacetabulums

Questions about acetabula

What is acetabula the plural of?
Acetabula is the plural of acetabulum.

Words near acetabula in the dictionary

  1. acesulphames
  2. acet-
  3. aceta
  4. acetable
  5. acetables
  6. acetabula
  7. acetabulae
  8. acetabular
  9. acetabular labra
  10. acetabular labrum
  11. acetabular labrums

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