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Webster 1913 Edition

Cercus

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Cer′cus

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cerci
.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κέρκοσ
tail.]
(Zool.)
See
Cercopod
.

Definition 2024

cercus

cercus

English

Noun

cercus ‎(plural cerci)

  1. certain hair-like sensory structures on some types of insects.

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Etymology

From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek κέρκος ‎(kérkos, “tail”).

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