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Axilla

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Noun

1. armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

Example Sentences:
'they were up to their armpits in water'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Axilla

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noun plural -lae (-liː)
1.  the technical name for the armpit
2. 
the area on the undersurface of a bird's wing corresponding to the armpit

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Axilla

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nounWord forms: plural axˈillae (ækˈsɪli ; aksilˈē) or axˈillas
1. 
the armpit
2.  Botany
an axil

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Axilla

see synonyms of axilla
n. pl. ax·il·lae (-sĭlē)
1. The armpit.
2. A body part analogous to the armpit, such as the hollow under a bird's wing.

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