SINCE 1828
pessulus
noun
pes·su·lus
| \ -ləs\
plural pessuli\ -ˌlī \
Definition of pessulus
: a bony or cartilaginous bar crossing the lower end of the windpipe of a bird dorsoventrally at its division into bronchi
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