- nudicaudate
- nu·di·caudate
English syllables. 2014.
nudicaudate
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nudicaudate — |n(y)üdə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nudi + caudate : having a hairless tail * * * nudicaudate /nū di köˈdāt/ adjective (of eg rats) having a hairless tail ORIGIN: L nūdus nude, and cauda tail … Useful english dictionary
nudicaudate — a. with hairless tail. ♦ nudicaulous. a. with leafless stems. ♦ nudiflora, a. flowering before leaves appear. ♦ nudiflorous, a. with naked flowers. ♦ nudiped n. & a. (animal) with naked feet … Dictionary of difficult words
nudi- — combining form Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin nudus naked : naked : bare Nudibranchia nudiped * * * a combining form meaning naked, bare, used in the formation of compound words: nudicaul. [ … Useful english dictionary
