Definition of Minimus

1. Noun. The fifth digit; the little finger or little toe.

Generic synonyms: Dactyl, Digit
Specialized synonyms: Little Finger, Pinkie, Pinky, Little Toe

Definition of Minimus

1. n. A being of the smallest size.

Definition of Minimus

1. Noun. (obsolete) A being of the smallest size. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Minimus

1. a being of the smallest size [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Minimus

1. 1. A being of the smallest size. 2. The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes. Origin: L. See Minim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Minimus

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minimum
minimum-security
minimum connecting time
minimum contacts
minimum light
minimum light threshold
minimum minimorum
minimum protein requirement
minimum skills
minimum temperature
minimum wage
minimum wages
minimums
minimumweight
minimus (current term)
minimuses
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mining
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mining engineer
mining geology
minings
minion
minionette

Literary usage of Minimus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"This muscle should now be divided near its insertion aud turned upward, when the Gluteus minimus will be exposed. The Gluteus minimus, the smallest of the ..."

2. Materials for the study of variation treated with especial regard to by William Bateson (1894)
"... duplicity in any digit but pollex or hallux ; but no doubt a good many cases of extra digit arising from the minimus may be of this nature (eg ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"On the Former Breeding of Psaltriparus minimus in South Carolina.— In a letter received sometime since from Dr. C. Kollock, mention was made of the former ..."

4. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"Eutamias minimus consobrinus MILLER and REHN, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. ... Wasatch foothills, near Salt Lake City, Utah. t*Eutamias minimus melanurus ..."

5. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1830)
"( ) CROCUS minimus. LEAST PURPLE CROCUS. Class and Order. ... Spr. Specific Character and Synonyms. CROCUS minimus ..."

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