umbones

Variant of umbo

noun pl. umbones or umbos

  1. the boss, or knob, at the center of a shield
  2. something resembling this; specif.,
    1. the elevation beside the hinge on each half of a bivalve shell
    2. the prominence on the eardrum at the point of attachment of the malleus

Origin: L, akin to umbilicus, navel

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