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ax⋅il⋅lar⋅y

  [ak-suh-ler-ee] adjective, noun, plural -lar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.
2. Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.
–noun
3. Ornithology. axillar.
Origin:
1605–15; axill(a) + -ary
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ax·il·lar   (āk-sĭl'ər, āk'sə-lər)   
n.   pl. axillars or ax·il·lar·ies
One of the feathers in the axilla of a bird's wing.
ax·il·lar·y   (āk'sə-lěr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Anatomy Of, relating to, or located near the axilla.

  2. Botany Of, relating to, or located in an axil.

n.  Variant of axillar.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ax·il·lary
Pronunciation: 'ak-s&-"ler-E
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or located near the axilla <axillarylymph nodes> <axillary temperature>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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axillary ax·il·lar·y (āk'sə-lěr'ē)
n.
Relating to the axilla.

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