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axillary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ækˈsɪlərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′sə ler′ē)

Inflections of 'axillary' (n): npl: axillaries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ax•il•lar•y  (ak′sə ler′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -lar•ies. 
adj. 
  1. Anatomy, Birdspertaining to the axilla.
  2. Botanypertaining to or growing from the axil.

n. 
  1. Birds[Ornith.]axillar.
  • axill(a) + -ary 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
axillary /ækˈsɪlərɪ/ adj
  1. growing in or related to the axil
axillary /ækˈsɪlərɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or near the armpit
 n ( pl -laries)
  1. Also called: axillar /ækˈsɪlə; ˈæksɪlə/ (usually plural) one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing
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