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Word of the Day - Axilla
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axilla
/akˈsɪlə/
noun
1 Anatomy - An armpit, or the corresponding part in a bird or other animal.
2 Botany - An axil.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin, diminutive of ala ‘wing’.
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In a dark, exciting thriller
We watch a charging Godzilla
Mash up cars and busses
In his massive, muscular axillas.
Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Features via
https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2014/jun/29/posters-godzilla
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[Yes, the rhyming yarn is an improbable prospect, but some of these posts are stinkers, after all.]
