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feˇnesˇtra  audio  (f-nstr) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. feˇnesˇtrae  (-tr) KEY 
  1. Anatomy A small opening, especially either of two windowlike apertures in the medial wall of the middle ear.
  2. The opening in a bone made by surgical fenestration.
  3. Zoology A transparent spot or marking, as on the wing of a moth or butterfly.
  4. Architecture A windowlike opening.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, window

OTHER FORMS:
feˇnestral(Adjective)


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