# Lacerum

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**Lacerum** or **lacer** from Latin may refer to:

In anatomy and medicine:

- [Foramen lacerum](/source/Foramen_lacerum), a triangular hole in the base of the skull
- Lacerum segment, a part of the course of the [internal carotid artery](/source/Internal_carotid_artery#C3:_Lacerum_segment)

In biology:

- Animals: - *Lepton lacerum*, a species of saltwater clam in the family [Lasaeidae](/source/Lasaeidae)
- Plants: - *[Trichocentrum lacerum](/source/Trichocentrum_lacerum)*, a species of orchid found from Central America to Colombia - *[Moxostoma lacerum](/source/Moxostoma_lacerum)* or Harlip sucker, an extinct species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae

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