- bivious
- bivious /bivˈi-əs/adjective (obsolete)Leading two, or different, waysORIGIN: L bivius, from bi- two-, and via a way• • •bivˈium nounIn echinoderms, the two rays enclosing the madreporite
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Bivious — Biv i*ous, a. [L. bivius; bis twice + via way.] Having, or leading, two ways. [1913 Webster] Bivious theorems and Janus faced doctrines. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bivious — adjective Having, or leading, two ways … Wiktionary
bivious — a. offering two paths or directions … Dictionary of difficult words
Bivium — Biv i*um, n. [L., a place with two ways. See {Bivious}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in distinction from the opposite side (trivium), which includes three ambulacra. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
