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torulus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin torulus.

Noun

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torulus (plural toruli)

  1. (zoology) The socket of an antenna.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Diminutive of torus.

Noun

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torulus m (genitive torulī); second declension

  1. a bulge, swelling, small elevation
  2. a tuft of hair
  3. a muscle
  4. sapwood

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative torulus torulī
genitive torulī torulōrum
dative torulō torulīs
accusative torulum torulōs
ablative torulō torulīs
vocative torule torulī

Descendants

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  • Italian: tuorlo

References

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