Definition of Manubria. Meaning of Manubria. Synonyms of Manubria

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Definition of Manubria

Manubria
Manubrium Ma*nu"bri*um, n.; pl. L. Manubria, E. Manubriums. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.] 1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.

Meaning of Manubria from wikipedia

- barbed hooks in each of 12 rows. They have complex hook roots with large manubria, and a small discoid posterior hook base. There are up to 23 festoons....
- in four distinct types: the first two rings of hooks have large bases (manubria) and roots, with the hooks in the very front (243–275 μm long in males...
- tentacle and start to pull her around. The pair entwine and place their manubria close together. The male then p****es a red ****top**** (bundle of sperm)...
- have tips with or without barbs, and the larger hooks with complex heads (manubria) and roots with the remaining spines being rootless. The trunk is around...
- non-barbed hooks in each of 16 rows. They have simple hook roots without manubria, and a large oblong horizontally posterior hook base. There are about 35...
- Hooks have tips with or without barbs, and the larger hooks with complex manubria and roots with the remaining spines being rootless. The trunk is fairly...
- part of the sternum, is distinctly T-shaped unlike the wider and flatter manubria of derived basilosaurids. Instead this bone bears much closer resemblance...
- roots (when present) invariably simple, posteriorly directed, without manubria. Trunk spines are markedly smaller, with a variable distribution of trunk...