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procrusculum

US/pɹoʊˈkɹʌ.skjəl.əm/

procrusculum noun: the ambulatory buds of rediae.

Noun

procrusculum (plural procruscula)

  1. The ambulatory buds of rediae.

Forms of procrusculum

pluralprocruscula

Origin of procrusculum

From pro- (“before”) + Latin crusculum (“small leg or shank”), from diminutive of crūs (“leg, shank, shin”).

Questions about procrusculum

What does procrusculum mean?
Procrusculum means the ambulatory buds of rediae.
What part of speech is procrusculum?
Procrusculum is a noun.
How do you pronounce procrusculum?
Procrusculum is pronounced /pɹoʊˈkɹʌ.skjəl.əm/ (US).
What is the plural of procrusculum?
The plural of procrusculum is procruscula.

Words near procrusculum in the dictionary

  1. procreatress
  2. procreatresses
  3. procreatrix
  4. Procris
  5. Procrus
  6. procrusculum
  7. procrustean
  8. Procrustean assignment
  9. procrustean bed
  10. procrustean beds
  11. procrusteanism

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