Sekirov Dictionary

capitulum

noun5

  1. The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
  2. A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
  3. (no longer used) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
  4. (no longer used) The symbol ⸿. It was used to mark chapters or paragraphs, and is the ancestor of the pilcrow (¶).
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