"punctum saliens" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin punctum saliēns (“leaping point”), attributed to Volcher Coiter or Ulysses Aldrovandi, after a Latin translation of Aristotle's History of Animals (book 6, part 3). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|punctum saliēns|t=leaping point}} Latin punctum saliēns (“leaping point”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} punctum saliens (uncountable)
  1. (biology, chiefly historical) The primordial heart in an embryo, appearing as a throbbing point. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-punctum_saliens-en-noun-fVFdJhpj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (figurative) Starting point, source; gist. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Synonyms: gist
    Sense id: en-punctum_saliens-en-noun-RKNL3TyN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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