Meanings
nounsuspensorium (plural suspensoria)
plural suspensoria
- anatomyAnything that suspends or holds up a part, especially the mandibular suspensorium, a series of bones or cartilages connecting the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals
fish suspensorium
Origin
From New Latin
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suspensorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspensorium
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“suspensorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspensorium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suspensorium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspensorium.
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