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clivi

clivi is the plural of clivus.

Meaning of clivus

Noun

clivus (plural clivi)

  1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
  2. (historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.

Questions about clivi

What is clivi the plural of?
Clivi is the plural of clivus.

Words near clivi in the dictionary

  1. clival
  2. clive
  3. cliver
  4. clivers
  5. clives
  6. clivi
  7. clivia
  8. clivias
  9. cliving
  10. clivis
  11. clivities

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