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erucism

erucism noun: an injury caused by contact with the toxic bristles of a caterpillar.

Noun

erucism (uncountable)

  1. An injury caused by contact with the toxic bristles of a caterpillar.

Origin of erucism

From eruca (“caterpillar”) + -ism.

Questions about erucism

What does erucism mean?
Erucism means an injury caused by contact with the toxic bristles of a caterpillar.
What part of speech is erucism?
Erucism is a noun.

Words near erucism in the dictionary

  1. erucic
  2. erucic acid
  3. erucifoline
  4. eruciform
  5. erucin
  6. erucism
  7. eruct
  8. eructate
  9. eructated
  10. eructates
  11. eructating

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