cercus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′kəs, ker′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cer•cus  (sûr′kəs, ker′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. cer•ci 
    (sûr′sī, ker′kē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insects, Invertebratesone of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
  • Greek kérkos tail
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1820–30
cer′cal, adj. 

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