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n. - The arm from the elbow to the fingertips; Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.

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Usage examples (13)
  • Cubit, from the Latin word cubitus, meaning the lower arm, is used to translate the original Biblical Hebrew word pronounced am-mah, which meant the forearm.
  • Median 4: in Lepidoptera (Pack.), = cubitus 2 (Comst.).
  • Lower sector of triangle: in Odonata - = cubitus 2 (Comst.).
  • Basilar space: Odonata; that area at base of wings, between media and cubitus.
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