multisect

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adjective

Divided into many similar segments; said of an insect or myriapod

OriginLatin sectus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivemultisect (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDivided into many similar segments; said of an insect or myriapod
  2. not comparableformed of numerous sects

Origin

  1. Latinsectus
  2. Englishmultisect

From multi- + Latin sectus, past participle of secare (“to cut”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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