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min·i·mus
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1.
a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
2.
Anatomy
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the little finger or toe.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin:
literally, smallest
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minimus
(ˈmɪnɪməs)
—
adj
(
Brit
) (
immediately postpositive
) the youngest: sometimes used after the surname of a schoolboy having elder brothers at the same school:
Hunt minimus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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the colored portion of the eye that contains a circular opening, the pupil, in its center
the thighbone of the human leg, extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
the system by which oxygen is taken into the body; in mammals the system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops
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Word Origin & History
minimus
1580, from L. minimus (pl. minimi); see
minimum
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Pectoralis
minimus
, first rib-cartilage to coracoid process.
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