tubus

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noun

A tube.

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Meanings

nountubus (plural tubi)

plural tubi

  1. biologyA tube.

Origin

  1. Latintubus
  2. Englishtubus

Learned borrowing from Latin tubus. Doublet of tube.

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APA

tubus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubus

MLA

“tubus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubus.

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