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Shield's boss
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umbo
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Umbo may refer to: Umbo of tympanic membrane – The central, most inverted portion of the ear drum A shield boss umbo (mycology) , at the top of some mushrooms Umbo (bivalve) is the (often somewhat protruding) part of a Bivalve shell which was formed when ...
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n. a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum [also: umbones (pl)]
Usage examples of umbo.
The edges were obtuse, the caps fleshy, then corky, smooth, the upper ends not regular, oblique in the form of an umbo or little knob, the pellicles or outside layers thin and easily separated.