falcer

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noun

One of the mandibles of a spider.

OriginLatin falx →
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Meanings

nounfalcer (plural falcers)

plural falcers

  1. archaicrarebiologyOne of the mandibles of a spider.

Origin

  1. Latinfalx
  2. Englishfalcer

From Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle”). By surface analysis, Latin falc- + -er (“agent suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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