CERCUS


Meaning of CERCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-kəs ]

noun

( plural cer·ci ˈsər-ˌsī, -ˌkī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kerkos

Date: 1826

: either of a pair of simple or segmented appendages at the posterior end of various arthropods that usually act as sensory organs

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