Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrocercus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acro-cer-cus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English cercus English acrocercus From acro- + cercus.

Inflected Forms

acrocerci (plural)

Questions

What does acrocercus mean?: The sense organ located on one of the apicalmost abdominal terga of an insect; a cercus.
Where does acrocercus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English cercus English acrocercus From acro- + cercus.

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