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vestibulum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.əm/
  • rhymes with -ɪbjʊləm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The vestibule of the ear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin vestibulum (“a forecourt, entrance court; an entrance”). Doublet of vestibule.