Crossword-Solution: RETINACULUM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Retinaculum | n. | A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves. |
| Retinaculum | n. | One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. |
| Retinaculum | n. | One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms. |
| Retinaculum | n. | A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants. |
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Hint 1 meaning
The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the
sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the
daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.
Hint 2 anagram
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Loop: applied to that structure at base of innerside of primaries into which the frenulum of male moths is fitted: see retinaculum.
Retinaculum: in Lepidoptera, the loop into which the frenulum of the male is fitted; = hamus, q.v.: in Hymenoptera, horny, movable scales serving to move the sting or to prevent its being darted out too far: in Coleoptera, the middle, tooth-like process of the larval mandible.