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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Alvearies

[L.

alvearium

alveare

, beehive, fr.

alveus

a hollow vessel, beehive, from

alvus

belly, beehive.]

A beehive, or something resembling a beehive.

Barret.

(Anat.)

The hollow of the external ear.

Quincy.

Noun.

[L. alvearium, alveare,a bee hive, from alvus, the belly.] The hollow of the external ear, or bottom of the concha.

alveary ‎(plural alvearies)

A beehive, or anything resembling a beehive
(anatomy) The hollow of the external ear.
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