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Jivaro (iou) and stipes (medicine)


Jivaro (iou)



Jivaro noun & adjective. M19.
[Spanish jibaro prob. from Jivaro Shuara, Shiwora (their name for themselves).]
A. noun. Pl. same, -os. A member of a S. American Indian people of Ecuador and Peru; the language of this people. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Jivaro or their language. M19.

stipes (medicine)


stipes


Origin: L, a stock.

<zoology> The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.

An eyestalk.

Source: Websters Dictionary