ucipital mapilary

UK/juˈsɪpɪtəl məˈpɪləɹi/

noun

The suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.

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Meanings

nounucipital mapilary (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountablefantasyThe suprasternal notch, the visible dip in the human neck between the clavicles.

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Origin

Pseudo-Latinate/medical-sounding term invented for the 1941 film Suspicion, and popularized by the 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Compare similar sounding words like occipital.

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APA

ucipital mapilary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ucipital%20mapilary

MLA

“ucipital mapilary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ucipital%20mapilary. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ucipital mapilary,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ucipital%20mapilary.

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