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umbilicus
noun
[ ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs ]
• the navel.
• a depression or hole at the centre of the shell whorls of some gastropod molluscs and many ammonites.
Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin: related to Greek omphalos, also to navel.
