pessulus
noun
pes·su·lus
-ləs
plural pessuli
-ˌlī
: a bony or cartilaginous bar crossing the lower end of the windpipe of a bird dorsoventrally at its division into bronchi
Word History
Etymology
Latin, bolt, modification of Greek passalos peg, stake; akin to Greek pēgnynai to fix, fasten together
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