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Thursday, 29 January 2015

Acetabulum literally means "a small saucer for vinegar".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetabulum_(morphology)

Acetabulum literally means "a small saucer for vinegar". It is derived from two Latin words acetum, meaning "vinegar", and -bulum, a suffix denoting "saucer" or "vessel" or "bowl". The name is used because of the saucer-like structure in the invertebrates.

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