单词 | columella |
释义 | columella[ kol-yuh-mel-uh ] / ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ə / noun, plural col·u·mel·lae [kol-yuh-mel-ee]. /ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl i/. Biology.
a small bone in the ear of amphibians, reptiles, and birds. Origin of columella1575–85; <Latin: small column, equivalent to colum- (variant of column-, stem of columnacolumn) + -ella-elle OTHER WORDS FROM columellacol·u·mel·lar, adjectivecol·u·mel·late [kol-yuh-mel-it, -eyt], /ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ɪt, -eɪt/, adjectivepost·col·u·mel·lar, adjectivepseu·do·col·u·mel·lar, adjectiveWords nearby columellacolumbous, Columbus, Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Christopher, Columbus Day, columella, columelliform, column, columna, columnar, columnar cell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for columellaBritish Dictionary definitions for columellacolumella / (ˌkɒljʊˈmɛlə) / noun plural -lae (-liː)biology
Also called: columella auris (ˈɔːrɪs) a small rodlike bone in the middle ear of frogs, reptiles, and birds that transmits sound to the inner ear: homologous to the mammalian stapes Derived forms of columellacolumellar, adjectiveWord Origin for columellaC16: from Latin: diminutive of columna column Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for columellacolumella [ kŏl′yə-mĕl′ə ] n. pl. col•u•mel•lae (-mĕl′ē)A column-shaped anatomical structure. Other words from columellacol′u•mel′lar (-mĕl′ər) adj.col′u•mel′late′ (-mĕl′āt′) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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