Axillaries
Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.
Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.
Ornithology, axillar.
adjective
of, relating to, or near the armpit
(botany) growing in or related to the axil: an axillary bud
noun (pl) -laries
(usually pl) Also called axillar (ækˈsɪlə; ˈæksɪlə). one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird’s wing
adj.
“pertaining to the armpit or shoulder,” 1610s, from Latin *axillaris, from axilla “armpit, upper arm, wing” (see axle).
axillary ax·il·lar·y (āk’sə-lěr’ē)
n.
Relating to the axilla.
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