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ambulacrum

noun am·bu·la·crum \ -krəm \

Definition of ambulacrum

plural ambulacra play \-krə\
: an ambulacral area or part

Origin and Etymology of ambulacrum

New Latin, from Latin, alley, from ambulare to walk — more at amble

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