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Meaning of alvus | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈaɫ.wʊs]

Definitions

  1. belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea
    declension-2, feminine
  2. stomach, digestive organs
    declension-2, feminine
  3. womb; matrix (of a fruit)
    declension-2, feminine
  4. womb
    declension-2, feminine
  5. hollow, cavity
    declension-2, feminine
  6. hold or hull of a ship or boat
    declension-2, feminine
  7. beehive
    declension-2, feminine

Equivalents

English stomach

Examples

“alvī pūrgātiō”
“alvī melle plēnae”
“Mediā alvō, quā introeant apēs, faciunt forāmina parva dextra ac sinistra.”

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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

alx Alyattes alypon Alysicarpus monilifer alysson Alyzia

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