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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ramus /ˈreɪməs/

▶noun (pl. rami /ˈreɪmʌɪ, ˈreɪmiː/)

1 Anatomy & Zoology a projecting structure, especially a branch of a bone or nerve.

2 Ornithology a barb of a feather.

– origin C17: from L., lit. ‘branch’.

'ramus' also found in these Oxford entries:

biramous - ramify - ramose

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