media

English

/ˈmiːdɪə/, /ˈmiːdi.ə/, /ˈmiːdɪə/, /ˈmiːdi.ə/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
  • (linguistics) A voiced stop consonant.
  • (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
  • (zoology) An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin media (middle).

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media

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middle

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