ambiens

noun

am·​bi·​ens

ˈambēˌenz

plural ambientes

ˌ⸗⸗ˈenˌtēz

: a thigh muscle of certain birds having the tendon passing over the knee and connecting with the tendon of a muscle that bends the toes so that the body weight on perching causes the knee to bend and the feet to clasp the perch on which the bird sits

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, present participle of ambire

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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