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umbilicus
um·bil·i·cus / ˌəmˈbilikəs/ • n. (pl. -ci / -ˌkī; ˌ-ˌsī; -ˌkē/ or -cus·es ) Anat. the navel. ∎ Zool. a depression or hole at the center of the shell whorls of some gastropod mollusks and many ammonites. ∎ Zool. a hole at each end of the hollow shaft of a feather. ORIGIN: late 17th cent.: from Latin: related to Greek omphalos, also to navel. |
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"umbilicus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "umbilicus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-umbilicus.html "umbilicus." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-umbilicus.html |
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umbilicus The central cavity of a gastropod (Gastropoda) shell where the later whorls do not meet centrally; it is sometimes seen basally as an opening, but is also commonly closed by shell material. In cephalopods (Cephalopoda), an open space that remains in the axis of coiling when successive whorls do not reach the axis.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "umbilicus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "umbilicus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-umbilicus.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "umbilicus." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-umbilicus.html |
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umbilicus (omphalus) (um-bil-ikŭs) n. the navel: a circular depression in the centre of the abdomen marking the site of attachment of the umbilical cord in the fetus.
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"umbilicus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "umbilicus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-umbilicus.html "umbilicus." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-umbilicus.html |
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umbilicus
•Bacchus, Caracas, Gracchus
•Damascus
•Aristarchus, carcass, Hipparchus, Marcus
•discus, hibiscus, meniscus, viscous
•umbilicus • Copernicus
•Ecclesiasticus • Leviticus • floccus
•caucus, Dorcas, glaucous, raucous
•Archilochus, Cocos, crocus, focus, hocus, hocus-pocus, locus
•autofocus
•fucus, Lucas, mucous, mucus, Ophiuchus, soukous
•ruckus • fuscous • abacus
•diplodocus • Telemachus
•Callimachus • Caratacus • Spartacus
•circus
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"umbilicus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "umbilicus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-umbilicus.html "umbilicus." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-umbilicus.html |
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