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duodecimarticulate

duodecimarticulate adjective: having twelve joints.

Adjective

duodecimarticulate (not comparable)

  1. Having twelve joints.
    • Cordila. Meig., Latr. Antennæ duodecimarticulate, compressed, clavate.1856, William Clark, transl., Handbook of Zoology, volume 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, translation of original by Jan van der Hoeven, page 342

Origin of duodecimarticulate

From Latin duodecim + articulate.

Questions about duodecimarticulate

What does duodecimarticulate mean?
Duodecimarticulate means having twelve joints.
What part of speech is duodecimarticulate?
Duodecimarticulate is an adjective.

Words near duodecimarticulate in the dictionary

  1. duodecillionths
  2. duodecimal
  3. duodecimality
  4. duodecimally
  5. duodecimals
  6. duodecimarticulate
  7. duodecimary
  8. duodecimate
  9. duodecimated
  10. Duodecimber
  11. Duodecimbers

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