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cubitus
[ kyoo-bi-tuhs ]
noun
, plural cu·bi·ti [kyoo, -bi-tahy].
- a longitudinal vein in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.
- Anatomy.
- the forearm.
- Now Rare. the ulna.
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A coronet or semicoronet of spines, observable at the apex of the Cubitus or Tibia of some insects.
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Hypotenuses: in Odonata; the simple or broken cross-vein between media 4, and cubitus 1, forming outer boundary of triangle.
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When this angle is increased, the attitude is described as one of cubitus valgus.
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Wings very long, and very narrow, the humerus and cubitus extremely elongated; first quill longest.
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The Cubitus or Ulna is endu'd with two sorts of Motions, viz.
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