n. either of a pair of usually jointed feelerlike appendages at the hind end of the abdomen of many insects
We examined a cricket's cercus under the microscope.
We examined a cricket's cercus under the microscope.
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feelerlikeappendage; insect part; sensory organ
tooth
2 syllables
cer-cus
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