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noun
A structure on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: cercopod
Antonyms: none provided
History
From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).
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