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repagulum

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repagulum (“bolt, bar, restraint”).

Noun

repagulum (plural repagula)

  1. (zoology) A modified abortive egg that may be used to protect the other eggs from predation.

References

  • Mary Ann Maggenti, Armand Maggenti, Scott Gardner, Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (whence pangō). See also pessulus.

Noun

repāgulum n (genitive repāgulī); second declension

  1. (chiefly in the plural) bolt or bar for a door; restraint, limit

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

More information singular, plural ...

Descendants

  • Spanish: repajo
  • → English: repagulum

References

  • “repagulum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • repagulum in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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