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triquetrum

triquetrum noun: the triquetral bone.

Noun

triquetrum (plural triquetra)

  1. The triquetral bone
  2. An astronomical instrument.

Forms of triquetrum

pluraltriquetra

Origin of triquetrum

From Latin triquetrus.

Words formed from triquetrum

Phrases with triquetrum

Questions about triquetrum

What does triquetrum mean?
Triquetrum means the triquetral bone.
What part of speech is triquetrum?
Triquetrum is a noun.
What is the plural of triquetrum?
The plural of triquetrum is triquetra.

Words near triquetrum in the dictionary

  1. triquetroscaphoid
  2. triquetroside
  3. triquetrotrapezial
  4. triquetrous
  5. triquetrously
  6. triquetrum
  7. triquetrum bone
  8. triquetrum bones
  9. Triqui
  10. triquinane
  11. triquinanes

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