verricule

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noun

A tuft of upright hairs.

OriginLatin verriculum →
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Meanings

nounverricule (plural verricules)

plural verricules

  1. A tuft of upright hairs.

Origin

  1. Latinverriculum“a net”
  2. Englishverricule

From Latin verriculum (“a net”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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