lemniscus

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/lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/

noun

One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

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fillet
OriginLatin lēmniscus ← Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος →
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Meanings

nounlemniscus (plural lemniscuses or lemnisci)

plural lemniscuses · plural lemnisci

  1. biologyOne of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
  2. A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
  3. anatomyA ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

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fillet
Broader
sensory nerveafferent nerveafferent
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fillet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλημνῐ́σκος
  2. Latinlēmniscus“pendent ribbon”
  3. Englishlemniscus

Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lemniscus

discusviscousmeniscusabaciscusasteriscustrochiscusuraniscusviscus
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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