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flocculus

flocculus noun: a small fluffy tuft.

Noun

flocculus (plural flocculi)

  1. A small fluffy tuft.
  2. Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum.
  3. A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence.

flocculus meaning in Tamil

flocculus in Tamil

கம்பளிச்சிறுகற்றை

Forms of flocculus

pluralflocculi

Origin of flocculus

Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.

Words formed from flocculus

Questions about flocculus

What does flocculus mean?
Flocculus means a small fluffy tuft.
What is flocculus in Tamil?
Flocculus in Tamil is கம்பளிச்சிறுகற்றை. See Flocculus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flocculus?
Flocculus is a noun.
What is the plural of flocculus?
The plural of flocculus is flocculi.

Words near flocculus in the dictionary

  1. flocculins
  2. flocculonodular
  3. flocculonodular lobe
  4. flocculonodular lobes
  5. flocculose
  6. flocculus
  7. floccunodular
  8. floccus
  9. Floch
  10. flochetage
  11. flock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flocculus (page history and authors); flocculus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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