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clava

clava noun: synonym of gracile tubercle.

Noun

clava (plural clavas)

  1. Synonym of gracile tubercle.
    Synonyms:
    gracile tubercle
  2. The fused distal segments of the antenna of a chalcid wasp.
    Synonyms:
    club

Synonyms of clava

  • gracile tubercle
  • club

Forms of clava

pluralclavas

Origin of clava

Borrowed from Latin clāva (“club, staff, knotty branch”).

Phrases with clava

Questions about clava

What does clava mean?
Clava means synonym of gracile tubercle.
What part of speech is clava?
Clava is a noun.
What is the plural of clava?
The plural of clava is clavas.

Words near clava in the dictionary

  1. clausure
  2. claut
  3. clauted
  4. clauting
  5. clauts
  6. clava
  7. Clava cairn
  8. Clava cairns
  9. clavacin
  10. clavagellid
  11. clavagellids

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