Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In zoology, a part situated behind and supporting the labrum in some Crustacea.
  • noun In pathology, an osseous tumor within a bone.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.

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  • noun zoology A plate that supports the labrum in certain crustacea.

Etymologies

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Latin, from Ancient Greek

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