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cæcum

cæcum noun: dated spelling of caecum.

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

Forms of cæcum

pluralcæcums
pluralcæca

Questions about cæcum

What does cæcum mean?
Cæcum means dated spelling of caecum.
What part of speech is cæcum?
Cæcum is a noun.
What is the plural of cæcum?
The plural of cæcum is cæcums.

Words near cæcum in the dictionary

  1. cæca
  2. cæcal
  3. Cæcile
  4. cæcilian
  5. cæcity
  6. cæcum
  7. cæcums
  8. cælestial
  9. cælestiall
  10. cælibacy
  11. cælibate

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