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inoculi

inoculi is the plural of inoculus.

Origin of inoculi

By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *diverticulus/diverticuli for diverticulum/diverticula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.

Questions about inoculi

What is inoculi the plural of?
Inoculi is the plural of inoculus.

Words near inoculi in the dictionary

  1. inoculatrix
  2. inoculee
  3. inoculees
  4. inoculent
  5. inoculents
  6. inoculi
  7. inoculous
  8. inoculum
  9. inoculums
  10. inoculus
  11. inocybe

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