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Webster 1913 Edition


Alveary

Al′ve-a-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Alvearies
.
[L.
alvearium
,
alveare
, beehive, fr.
alveus
a hollow vessel, beehive, from
alvus
belly, beehive.]
1.
A beehive, or something resembling a beehive.
Barret.
2.
(Anat.)
The hollow of the external ear.
Quincy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alveary

AL'VEARY

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