cubitus noun. ['kju:bɪtǝs] E19.
[Latin: see CUBIT.]
Entomology.
1. The fourth joint in the first pair of legs in an insect. Only in E19.

2. The fifth longitudinal vein from the anterior edge of an insect's wing. L19.

■ cubito- combining form [see -O-] of the cubitus and : L19.

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