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cla·vus
\ˈklāvəs, -äv-\ noun
(plural cla·vi \-āˌvī, -äˌvē\)
Etymology: Latin, literally, nail; akin to Latin claudere to shut — more at close
1. : corn III 1
2. : a vertical stripe or band of purple on a tunic worn broad by early Roman senators and narrow by the equites as a mark of rank
3. [New Latin, from Latin] zoology : any of various rounded or fingerlike parts or processes: as
a. : the pointed anal area of the hemelytron of a bug
b. : the club of an insect's antenna |