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Ma*nu"bi*al (?), a. [L.
manubialis, fr. manubiae money obtained from the sale
of booty, booty.] Belonging to spoils; taken in war.
[Obs.] Bailey.

Ma*nu"bri*al (?), a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium;
handlelike.

||Ma*nu"bri*um (?), n.; pl. L.
Manubria (#), E. Manubriums (#).
[L., handle, fr. manus hand.]

1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or
part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and
the handlelike process of the malleus.

2. (Zoöl.) The proboscis of a
jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of
Hydromedusa.

Man"u*code (?), n. [Javanese
manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf. F. manucode.]
(Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of
Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of
paradise.


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