Definition of "umbilici" []

• Plural form of umbilicus. (noun)

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• "To these staves, strings, known as "umbilici," were attached, to the ends of which bullæ or weights were fixed."
• "In this paper, Kuźnik-Kowalska and Pokryszko are presenting evidence that 3 European Discus species may also use the umbilici of their shells to transport and brood their eggs."
• "The distribution of the land snail genus Discus, whose shells have wide umbilici, ranges across Asia, Europe and North America."