vagus
vagus · vagi
A homeless person or vagrantA homeless person or vagrant.
/ˈveɪ.ɡəs/
Meaning
1 sensesA homeless person or vagrant.
More definitions
- a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Origin
Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).
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Forms
plural: vagiSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera:vagus nervenervus vaguspneumogastricpneumogastric nervetenth cranial nervewandering nerve
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedvagotropic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular