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falces

falces is the plural of falx.

Meaning of falx

Noun

falx (plural falxes or falces)

  1. (historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
  2. A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
  3. (dated) A chelicera.
  4. A snake's poison fang.
  5. A rotula of a sea urchin.

Phrases with falces

Questions about falces

What is falces the plural of?
Falces is the plural of falx.

Words near falces in the dictionary

  1. falcatids
  2. falcation
  3. falcations
  4. falcer
  5. falcers
  6. falces
  7. falces cerebrorum
  8. falchion
  9. falchioned
  10. falchioning
  11. falchions

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