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truncus

truncus noun: the thorax of an insect.

Noun

truncus (plural trunci)

  1. The thorax of an insect.
  2. The trunk (torso) of the human body or other animal body.
  3. An arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus.
  4. A curve in the Cartesian plane consisting of all points (x,y) satisfying an equation of the form f(x)=a/(x+b)²+c where a, b, and c are given constants.

truncus meaning in Tamil

truncus in Tamil

உடல்தூண், உறுப்புத்தூண்

Forms of truncus

pluraltrunci

Origin of truncus

From Latin truncus. Doublet of tronk and trunk.

Words formed from truncus

Phrases with truncus

Questions about truncus

What does truncus mean?
Truncus means the thorax of an insect.
What is truncus in Tamil?
Truncus in Tamil is உடல்தூண், உறுப்புத்தூண். See Truncus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is truncus?
Truncus is a noun.
What is the plural of truncus?
The plural of truncus is trunci.

Words near truncus in the dictionary

  1. trunches
  2. trunci
  3. trunck
  4. truncks
  5. trunctable
  6. truncus
  7. truncus arteriosus
  8. trundle
  9. trundle along
  10. trundle bed
  11. trundle beds

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