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axillae

[ak-sil-uh]

ax·il·la

[ak-sil-uh]
noun, plural ax·il·lae [ak-sil-ee] .
1.
Anatomy. the armpit.
2.
Ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.
3.
Botany. an axil.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin
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axilla ax·il·la (āk-sĭl'ə)
n. pl. ax·il·lae (-sĭl'ē)
See armpit.

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