vestibulum

noun — 2 senses

noun

US /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.əm/

Etymology Unadapted borrowing from Latin vestibulum (“a forecourt, entrance court; an entrance”). Doublet of vestibule.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology, Zootomy A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The vestibule of the ear.

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