Definition of CANTHUS

canthus

Meanings

Plural: canthi, canthuses

Noun

  • either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
  • Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canthus (“the tire of a wheel”).

Scrabble Score: 12

canthus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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