Umbilicus Definition

ŭm-bĭlĭ-kəs, ŭmbə-līkəs
umbilici
noun
umbilici
Webster's New World
A navel-like depression, as the hilum of a seed.
Webster's New World

(anatomy) Navel.

Wiktionary

(botany) Hilum.

Wiktionary

(zoology) Either of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather.

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Other Word Forms of Umbilicus

Noun

Singular:
umbilicus
Plural:
umbilici, umbilicuses

Origin of Umbilicus

  • Latin umbilīcus nobh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin umbilÄ«cus (“navel").

    From Wiktionary

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