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scapus

scapus noun: a scape.

Noun

scapus (plural scapi)

  1. (archaic) A scape.
  2. (archaic) scape (shaft of a column).

Forms of scapus

pluralscapi

Origin of scapus

From Latin scapus (“shaft”).

Questions about scapus

What does scapus mean?
Scapus means a scape.
What part of speech is scapus?
Scapus is a noun.
What is the plural of scapus?
The plural of scapus is scapi.

Words near scapus in the dictionary

  1. scapulotriceps
  2. scapulotricipital
  3. scapuloulnar
  4. scapulovertebral
  5. scapulæ
  6. scapus
  7. scar
  8. scar limestone
  9. scar limestones
  10. scar tissue
  11. scar tissues

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