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ambulacrum

noun
am·bu·la·crum | \-krəm \
plural ambulacra\-krə \

Definition of ambulacrum 

: an ambulacral area or part

First Known Use of ambulacrum

1802, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ambulacrum

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

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