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cunei

cunei is the plural of cuneus.

Meaning of cuneus

Noun

cuneus (plural cunei)

  1. A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
  2. A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
  3. One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

Questions about cunei

What is cunei the plural of?
Cunei is the plural of cuneus.

Words near cunei in the dictionary

  1. cuneated
  2. cuneately
  3. cuneatic
  4. cuneator
  5. cuneators
  6. cunei
  7. cuneified
  8. cuneiform
  9. cuneiform bone
  10. cuneiform bones
  11. cuneiformectomy

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