Definitions for cercus
cercus
cer·cus
Spelling: [sur-kuh s, ker-]
IPA: /ˈsɜr kəs, ˈkɛr-/
Cercus is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 79 anagrams from letters in cercus (ccersu).
Definitions for cercus
noun
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one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
Origin of cercus
1820-30; New Latin Greek kérkos tail