adecticous

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adjective

Having no mandibles

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveadecticous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no mandibles

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishdecticous
  7. Englishadecticous

From a- + decticous.

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Translations

Italian adectico
  • adecticoTranslations
Portuguese adéctico
  • adécticoTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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