pessulus.
A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of some birds.
Meaning & usage
A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of some birds.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin pessulus (“bolt (of a door)”).
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