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Acetabulum
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the Latin word for a vinegar cup, an ancient Roman vessel, used as a liquid measure (equal to about half a gill); it is also a word used technically in zoology, by analogy for certain cup-shaped parts, e.g. the suckers of a mollusc, the socket of the thigh-bone, &c.; and in botany for the receptacle of Fungi.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acetabulum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acetabulum.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acetabulum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acetabulum.html. 1910.
