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cæca

cæca is the plural of cæcum.

Meaning of cæcum

Noun

cæcum (plural cæcums or cæca)

  1. Dated spelling of caecum.
    • In the Piked Whale, the length from the ſtomach to the cæcum is 28 yards and an half, length of cæcum ſeven inches, of the colon to the anus two yards and three quarters.June 28, 1787, John Hunter, Mr. HUNTER’S Obſervations on the Structure and Oeconomy of Whales, in Philosophical Transactions, Lockyer Davis and Peter Elmsly; Volume LXXVII, part II, page #407

Questions about cæca

What is cæca the plural of?
Cæca is the plural of cæcum.

Words near cæca in the dictionary

  1. Cârlibaba
  2. Cârligele
  3. Cârlogani
  4. Cây Trường II
  5. Cão da Serra de Aires
  6. cæca
  7. cæcal
  8. Cæcile
  9. cæcilian
  10. cæcity
  11. cæcum

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