Etymology

tomium

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Today it means: The cutting edge of the bill of a bird. Full definition →

New Latin tomium ← Ancient Greek τομός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτομός“sharp”
  2. New Latin · derived fromtomium
  3. English todaytomium

From New Latin tomium, from Ancient Greek τομός (tomós, “sharp”) + -ium. See -tome.

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