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fundatrix

fundatrix noun: a female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.

Noun

fundatrix (plural fundatrices)

  1. A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.

Forms of fundatrix

pluralfundatrices

Origin of fundatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin fundātrīx.

Questions about fundatrix

What does fundatrix mean?
Fundatrix means a female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.
What part of speech is fundatrix?
Fundatrix is a noun.
What is the plural of fundatrix?
The plural of fundatrix is fundatrices.

Words near fundatrix in the dictionary

  1. fundaments
  2. fundas
  3. fundatrices
  4. fundatrigenia
  5. fundatrigeniae
  6. fundatrix
  7. funday
  8. fundays
  9. fundectomies
  10. fundectomy
  11. funded

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