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serpiginous

serpiginous adjective: creeping, advancing.

Adjective

serpiginous (not comparable)

  1. creeping, advancing
    • Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.

serpiginous meaning in Tamil

serpiginous in Tamil

ஊர்கின்ற, அலைவு விளிம்புடைய

Origin of serpiginous

Latin serpigio (“creeping and spreading skin disease”).

Words formed from serpiginous

Questions about serpiginous

What does serpiginous mean?
Serpiginous means creeping, advancing.
What is serpiginous in Tamil?
Serpiginous in Tamil is ஊர்கின்ற, அலைவு விளிம்புடைய. See Serpiginous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is serpiginous?
Serpiginous is an adjective.

Words near serpiginous in the dictionary

  1. serpeyches
  2. Serpico
  3. Serpicos
  4. serpierite
  5. serpigines
  6. serpiginous
  7. serpiginous ulceration of the groin
  8. serpiginously
  9. serpigo
  10. serpigoes
  11. serpigos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: serpiginous (page history and authors); serpiginous (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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