articulus

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noun

A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.

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podomere
OriginLatin articulus →
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Meanings

nounarticulus (plural articuli)

plural articuli

  1. archaicbiologyA joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.

    Similar cirri are developed from a larger or smaller number of the articuli of the distal portion of the stem

    1877, Thomas Henry Huxley, A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals, page 499
  2. biologyA joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.

    Synonyms: podomere

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.

Similar
podomere

Origin

  1. Latinarticulus
  2. Englisharticulus

Learned borrowing from Latin articulus. Doublet of article.

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Translations

Polish staw, staw
  • stawa joint of the cirri of a crinoid
  • stawa joint or segment of an arthropod appendage
Portuguese artículo, artículo
  • artículoa joint of the cirri of a crinoid
  • artículoa joint or segment of an arthropod appendage
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