Meanings
noundesertrix (plural desertrices)
plural desertrices
- alternativerareAlternative form of desertrice.
[…] if Cornelia were to be declared a malicious desertrix […]
1986, Léonard Blussé, Strange company
Origin
- Latindēsertrīx
- Englishdesertrix
Learned borrowing from Latin dēsertrīx. By surface analysis, desert + -trix.
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desertrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desertrix
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