Clavis Definition

noun

(archaeology) A Roman key.

Wiktionary

A device for restraint of the hands.

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Wiktionary

(biology) A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.

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Other Word Forms of Clavis

Noun

Singular:
clavis
Plural:
clavises

Origin of Clavis

  • From Latin clāvis.

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