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brachium
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brachium
1. Anatomy the arm, esp the upper part
2. a corresponding part, such as a wing, in an animal
3. Biology a branching or armlike part

brachium [′brā·kē·əm]
(anatomy)
The upper arm or forelimb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
(invertebrate zoology)
A ray of a crinoid.
A tentacle of a cephalopod.
Either of the paired appendages constituting the lophophore of a brachiopod.


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Pervenit ad vatem iuvenis resolutaque somno alligat aequorei brachia capta senis.
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Tu nisi per celsum palazzi monca solarum Brachia (text: Barchia) cernebas testas gambasque volare.
 
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