multifid

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adjective

Cleft into many parts or lobes.

OriginLatin multifidus ← Proto-Italic *findō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti →
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Meanings

adjectivemultifid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCleft into many parts or lobes.

    Helicidae: Land-snails...genital organs generally with a dart and multifid vesicles.

    1898, Adam Sedgwick et al., A Student's Text-book of Zoology

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
multifidous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  8. Proto-Italic*findō
  9. Latinfindō
  10. Latinmultifidus
  11. Englishmultifid

From Latin multifidus, from multi- (“many”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”). Equivalent of multi- + -fid. Doublet of multifidus and multifidous.

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Translations

Latin multifidus, centifidus
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  • centifidusTranslations
Romanian multifid
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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