Meanings
Origin
By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *diverticulus/diverticuli for diverticulum/diverticula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.
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APA
inoculi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculi
MLA
“inoculi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoculi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculi.
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