Basilary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Basilar \Bas"i*lar\, Basilary \Bas"i*la*ry\, a. [F. basilaire,
     fr. L. basis. See {Base}, n.]
     1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
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     2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.


        [R.] "Basilar instincts." --H. W. Beecher.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  basilary
       adj : of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar
             membrane of the cochlea" [syn: {basilar}]