acetabulum

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  1. noun Anatomy The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits.
  2. noun Zoology The cavity in the body of an insect into which the leg fits.
  3. noun Zoology A cup-shaped structure, such as the sucker of a tapeworm or leech.

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  1. Latin acētābulum, vinegar cup, from acētum, vinegar; see acetum.

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  1. Latin, from acetum, vinegar: see acetum.
 

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/æsɛˈtæbjuləm/
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