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bubo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bubo has 2 senses
- bubo(n = noun.state) Array - a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis; Array is a kind of lymph gland, lymph node, node, symptom
- bubo(n = noun.animal) genus bubo - a genus of Strigidae; Array is a kind of bird genus
Derived form adjective bubonic1
is a member of family strigidae, strigidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
bubo, n. [LL. bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. boubw`n.].
An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bubo, n. (pl. -oes) a swollen inflamed lymph node in the armpit or groin.
Etymology
med.L bubo -onis swelling f. Gk boubon groin
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