English

Noun

haustrum ‎(plural haustra or haustrae)

1. (anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.

Related terms

• haustration

Latin

Alternative forms

• austrum

Etymology

From hau(riō) ‎(“draw, drain”) +‎ -trum

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊs.trum/

Noun

haustrum n ‎(genitive haustrī); second declension

1. A tool for drawing water; scoop, bucket.

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• hauriō
• haustor
• haustus

References

• haustrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “haustrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.