alveus

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/ˈæl.vi.əs/

noun

The bed or channel of a river, especially when the river is flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea.

OriginLatin alveus →
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Meanings

nounalveus (plural alvei)

plural alvei

  1. rareusuallylawThe bed or channel of a river, especially when the river is flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea.
  2. anatomyA thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.

Origin

  1. Latinalveus“hollow trough-shaped vessel, trough, bath tub, hull, hold, ship, boat, channel or bed (of a river or trench), beehive”
  2. Englishalveus

Borrowed from Latin alveus (“hollow trough-shaped vessel, trough, bath tub, hull, hold, ship, boat, channel or bed (of a river or trench), beehive”). First attested in the late 17th century in an earlier sense.

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APA

alveus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveus

MLA

“alveus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveus.

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