lemniscus
1 synonym for lemniscus, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — One of a pair of oval structures inside the body of an acanthocephalan worm.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus ("pendent ribbon"), which came from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), formed from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, "a Greek island Lemnos") and -ίσκος (-ískos, "noun-forming diminutive suffix").
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