Definitions for brachia

brachia bra·chi·um

Spelling: [brey-kee-uh m, brak-ee-]
IPA: /ˈbreɪ ki əm, ˈbræk i-/

Brachia is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in brachia (aabchir).

Definitions for brachia

noun

  1. Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
  2. the corresponding part of any limb, as in the wing of a bird.
  3. an armlike part or process.

Origin of brachia

1725-35; New Latin; Latin brāc(c)hium the arm; compare Greek brachíōn, formally the comparative of brachýs short

Examples for brachia

In the genus Siphonaria, there is a groove on one side, where the brachia or gills of the animal rest.

The brachia, or sides of the lyre, were frequently made of these horns, as appears from ancient gems.

These constituted the arms (brachia), and five definite radial plates of the theca were specialized for their support.

The anterior piece of the Medipectus, which intervenes between the brachia and mid-legs.

brachia spectavi sacris admorsa colubrisEt trahere occultum membra soporis iter.

The most conspicuous and remarkable appendages of the manitrunk, are the brachia or arms.

A longitudinal or other elevation of the Antepectus between the brachia.

The brachia rise from a corresponding number of thecal plates, “radials (RR).”

Word Value for brachia
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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