cubitus

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cubitus

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Learned borrowing from Latin cubitus. Doublet of cubit.

noun cubiti

archaic The ulna.
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.
Similar: Cu
The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
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.

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@misc{cubitus_2026,
  title = {cubitus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cubitus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}