clava

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noun

Synonym of gracile tubercle.

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gracile tubercleclub
OriginLatin clāva →
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Meanings

nounclava (plural clavas)

plural clavas

  1. Synonym of gracile tubercle.

    Synonyms: gracile tubercle

  2. biologyThe fused distal segments of the antenna of a chalcid wasp.

    Synonyms: club

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of gracile tubercle.

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gracile tubercle

nounThe fused distal segments of the antenna of a chalcid wasp.

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club

Origin

  1. Latinclāva“club, staff, knotty branch”
  2. Englishclava

Borrowed from Latin clāva (“club, staff, knotty branch”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cavalcalva
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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