multilocus

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adjective

Involving multiple loci

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivemultilocus (comparative more multilocus, superlative most multilocus)

comparative more multilocus · superlative most multilocus

  1. Involving multiple loci

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Latinlocu
  7. Englishlocus
  8. Englishmultilocus

From multi- + locus.

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APA

multilocus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multilocus

MLA

“multilocus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multilocus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multilocus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multilocus.

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