cricoidal

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adjective

Cricoid.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English cricoid ← New Latin cricoīdēs →
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Meanings

adjectivecricoidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCricoid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cricoid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  7. New Latincricoīdēs
  8. Englishcricoid
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishcricoidal

From cricoid + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

radicicol
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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