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thelium

/ˈθi.lɪ.əm/

thelium noun: a nipple or papilla.

Noun

thelium (plural thelia)

  1. A nipple or papilla.

thelium meaning in Tamil

thelium in Tamil

நுண்காம்பு, முலைக்காம்பு

Forms of thelium

pluralthelia

Origin of thelium

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”). By surface analysis, thel- + -ium.

Questions about thelium

What does thelium mean?
Thelium means a nipple or papilla.
What is thelium in Tamil?
Thelium in Tamil is நுண்காம்பு, முலைக்காம்பு. See Thelium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thelium?
Thelium is a noun.
How do you pronounce thelium?
Thelium is pronounced /ˈθi.lɪ.əm/.
What is the plural of thelium?
The plural of thelium is thelia.

Words near thelium in the dictionary

  1. thelephoroid
  2. thelia
  3. thelion
  4. thelions
  5. thelitis
  6. thelium
  7. Thelma
  8. Thelma and Louise
  9. thelmophagous
  10. thelodont
  11. thelodontid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thelium (page history and authors); thelium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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