clavicularium

noun

cla·​vic·​u·​lar·​i·​um

kləˌvikyəˈla(a)rēəm,

kla-

plural clavicularia

-rēə

: the epiplastron of turtles regarded as representing the clavicle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from clavicula clavicle + -arium

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