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appendicle

[ uh-pen-di-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a small appendage.


appendicle

/ əˈpɛndɪkəl /

noun

  1. a small appendage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicle1

1605–15; < Latin appendicula small appendage, equivalent to appendic- ( appendix ) + -ula -ule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicle1

C17: from Latin appendicula; see appendix
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Example Sentences

Appendicle: a small appendix: in some bees, a small sclerite at tip of labrum.

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