cercopod

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noun

cercus.

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Meanings

nouncercopod (plural cercopods)

plural cercopods

  1. biologycercus.

    The long, slender terminal segment bears two very long, narrow cercopods ending in one large and several small setæ[…]

    1877, Alpheus Spring Packard, A Monograph of the Phyllopod Crustacea of North America

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cercus

Origin

Ancient Greek

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APA

cercopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercopod

MLA

“cercopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercopod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cercopod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cercopod.

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