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funiculus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅ nik′yə ləs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fu•nic•u•lus  (fyo̅o̅ nik′yə ləs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li 
    (-lī′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomya conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
  2. Botanya funicle.
  3. Insects[Entomol.](in certain insects) the portion of the antenna between the basal segments and the club.
  • Latin: small rope, cord, equivalent. to fūni(s) rope, line + -culus -cule1
  • 1655–65

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