noun
Meaning 1
The ulna.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
cubitus
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noun
Meaning 2
One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: limb
noun
Meaning 6
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti
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Broader terms: hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cubitus. Doublet of cubit.