vagus
/ˈveɪ.ɡəs/
vagus noun: a homeless person or vagrant. Also the ellipsis of vagus nerve.
Noun
vagus (plural vagi)
- A homeless person or vagrant.
- Though not referred in the Code as a domicile of origin, a child's place of origin is fixed by the place where his father had his domicile or, in defect of domicile, his quasi-domicile when the child was born, or where the mother had hers if the child was illegitimate or posthumous; if the parents...1922, “Domicile”, in Charles George Herbermann, Edward A. Pace, editors, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the...
Also used as
vagus is also the ellipsis of vagus nerve.
Forms of vagus
| plural | vagi |
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Origin of vagus
Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).
Words formed from vagus
Phrases with vagus
Words that rhyme with vagus
Questions about vagus
- What does vagus mean?
- Vagus means a homeless person or vagrant.
- What part of speech is vagus?
- Vagus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vagus?
- Vagus is pronounced /ˈveɪ.ɡəs/.
- What is the plural of vagus?
- The plural of vagus is vagi.
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