acetabula

/AE1 S AH0 T AE1 B Y AH0 L AH0/

noun

1
The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.
2
The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
3
A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
4
The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
5
One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
6
(Roman Antiquities) A vinegar cup.
7
(Roman Antiquities) The socket of the hipbone.
8
(Roman Antiquities) A measure of about one eighth of a pint.

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