See lacertus on Wiktionary
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"word": "lacertōsus"
},
{
"word": "lacertulus"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"la:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps."
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"muscular",
"muscular"
],
[
"upper",
"upper"
],
[
"arm",
"arm"
],
[
"shoulder",
"shoulder"
],
[
"biceps",
"biceps"
],
[
"triceps",
"triceps"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps."
],
"tags": [
"declension-2",
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"la:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"The arm."
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"arm",
"arm"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) The arm."
],
"tags": [
"declension-2",
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Late Latin",
"la:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"A muscle."
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"muscle",
"muscle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy, Late Latin) A muscle."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Latin",
"declension-2",
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/laˈker.tus/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ɫ̪äˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/laˈt͡ʃer.tus/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[läˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "lacertus"
}
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