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noun
The basal joint of the maxilla in insects
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
The hinge of a bivalve shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A street that ran north–south, in an Ancient Roman town or city
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
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History
Borrowed from Latin cardō (“hinge”). Doublet of kern.
