-cercous

suffix

Pertaining to a tail-like structure.

OriginNew Latin cercus ← Ancient Greek κέρκος →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Pertaining to a tail-like structure.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκέρκος“tail”
  2. New Latincercus
  3. English-cercous

From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

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APA

-cercous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cercous

MLA

“-cercous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cercous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cercous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cercous.

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