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manubria
Variant of manubrium
noun pl. manubria or manubriums
a handlelike structure, process, or part; esp.,
- the portion of a jellyfish or other cnidarian that bears the mouth at its tip
- the uppermost of the three bony segments constituting the breastbone in mammals
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