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tibicen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /tɪˈbaɪsɪn/
  • rhymes with -aɪsɪn

1

noun

Meaning 1

A flute-player; a piper, flautist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Qualifier: chiefly Roman Antiquities

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

harvest flies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Tibicen

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arthropod genus

History

Etymology

From the Latin tībīcen (“piper, flautist”).