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acu-

acu- prefix: hearing; sound.

Prefix (1)

acu-

  1. hearing; sound.

Prefix (2)

acu-

  1. needle.

Origin of acu-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”).

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin acus (“needle, pin”).

Words formed from acu-

Questions about acu-

What does acu- mean?
Acu- means hearing; sound.
What part of speech is acu-?
Acu- is a prefix.

Words near acu- in the dictionary

  1. actynolite
  2. actynolites
  3. actynopterigian
  4. actynopterigians
  5. ACU
  6. acu-
  7. acually
  8. Acuanite
  9. Acuanites
  10. acuariid
  11. acuariids

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