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acrocercus

acrocercus noun: the sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.

Noun

acrocercus (plural acrocerci)

  1. The sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.

Forms of acrocercus

pluralacrocerci

Origin of acrocercus

From acro- + cercus.

Questions about acrocercus

What does acrocercus mean?
Acrocercus means the sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.
What part of speech is acrocercus?
Acrocercus is a noun.
What is the plural of acrocercus?
The plural of acrocercus is acrocerci.

Words near acrocercus in the dictionary

  1. acrocephalosyndactyly
  2. acrocephalous
  3. acrocephaly
  4. Acroceraunian
  5. acrocerci
  6. acrocercus
  7. acrocerid
  8. acrocerids
  9. acrochord
  10. acrochordal
  11. acrochordid

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