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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
manubrium /məˈn(j)uːbrɪəm/

▶noun (pl. manubria or manubriums) Anatomy & Zoology

1 the broad upper part of the sternum of mammals, with which the clavicles and first ribs articulate.

2 the tube which bears the mouth of a coelenterate.

– derivatives
manubrial adjective.

– origin C17: from L., ‘haft’.

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