Cerci
kəs, ˈkɛr- Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin < Greek kérkos tail
1820–30; < Neo-Latin < Greek kérkos tail
Related forms
cer·cal, adjective
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| —n , pl -ci | |
| one of a pair of sensory appendages at the tip of the abdomen of some insects and other arthropods | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek kerkos tail] | |
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cercus cer·cus (sûr'kəs)
n. pl. cer·ci (sûr'sī, -kī)
A stiff hairlike structure.
Either of a pair of terminal, dorsolateral sensory appendages of certain insects, such as the female mosquito.
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