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leproid

UK/ˈlɛprɔɪd/US/ˈlɛˌprɔɪd/

leproid adjective: synonym of leprous (“resembling leprosy or its symptoms”).

Adjective

leproid (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of leprous (“resembling leprosy or its symptoms”).
    • The term leproid or leprous maculatum, I venture to use for a similar colouring, when the edge of each spot is defined and circular.1839 Nov. 22, London Medical Gazette, p. 325
    Synonyms:
    leprous

Synonyms of leproid

Origin of leproid

From leprosy + -oid.

Words formed from leproid

  • “leproid
  • adj.”
  • in
  • Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • 2022

Questions about leproid

What does leproid mean?
Leproid means synonym of leprous (“resembling leprosy or its symptoms”).
What part of speech is leproid?
Leproid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce leproid?
Leproid is pronounced /ˈlɛˌprɔɪd/ (US).

Words near leproid in the dictionary

  1. lepric
  2. lepries
  3. lepro-
  4. leprocaun
  5. leprocauns
  6. leproid
  7. leprolin
  8. leprologic
  9. leprological
  10. leprologist
  11. leprologists

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