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ax⋅il⋅la

  [ak-sil-uh]
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–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; < L
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ax·il·la   (āk-sĭl'ə)   
n.   pl. ax·il·lae (-sĭl'ē)
  1. The armpit.
  2. A body part analogous to the armpit, such as the hollow under a bird's wing.

[Latin.]
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