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English
Etymology
Concocted from Latin cymbium, not used in such a meaning.
Noun
cymbium (plural cymbia)
- (zoology) The tarsus of the copulatory pedipalp in certain spiders.
2009, P. A. Sebastian, Spiders of India:The tarsus consists of two parts, the cymbium and paracymbium. The cymbium is the spoon-shaped base of the tarsus. The paracymbium is only a prominent apophysis arising from the base of the cymbium and is articulated with the cymbium by a movable joint.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυμβίον (kumbíon), from κύμβη (kúmbē), whence cymba.
Pronunciation
Noun
cymbium n (genitive cymbiī or cymbī); second declension
- a dinghy-shaped drinking vessel
- a dinghy-shaped lamp
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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