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adjectiveOf or pertaining to the tail.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκέρκος“tail”
- Englishcercal
From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -al. Compare cercus, from the same source but with a divergent meaning.
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Rhymes with cercal
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circle (except Scotland)
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APA
cercal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercal
MLA
“cercal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cercal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercal.
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