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cercal

UK/ˈsɜːkəl/US/ˈsɜɹkəl/

cercal adjective: of or pertaining to the tail.

Adjective

cercal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the tail.
    Synonyms:
    caudal

Synonyms of cercal

Origin of cercal

From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -al. Compare cercus, from the same source but with a divergent meaning.

Words formed from cercal

Words that rhyme with cercal

Questions about cercal

What does cercal mean?
Cercal means of or pertaining to the tail.
What part of speech is cercal?
Cercal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cercal?
Cercal is pronounced /ˈsɜɹkəl/ (US).

Words near cercal in the dictionary

  1. Cerbone
  2. Cerbones
  3. CERBs
  4. Cerbère
  5. Cerbăl
  6. cercal
  7. cercamoniine
  8. cercamoniines
  9. cercaria
  10. cercariae
  11. cercarial

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