"circulus" meaning in English

See circulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: circuli [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulusbor. English circulus Borrowed from Latin circulus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:circulus|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulusbor. English circulus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "circulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="circulus"> Borrowed from Latin circulus. Head templates: {{en-noun|circuli}} circulus (plural circuli)
  1. (zoology)
    (herpetology) A social group of reptiles where there is interaction and personal exchange between individuals.
    Sense id: en-circulus-en-noun-j4u4QCXw Categories (other): Herpetology, Zoology Topics: biology, herpetology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology)
    (ichthyology) A concentric growth ring found on the scales of fish. This ring develops around the focus of the fish's scale.
    Coordinate_terms: focus, annulus
    Sense id: en-circulus-en-noun-en:123 Categories (other): Ichthyology, Zoology, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 39 2 2 8 9 7 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 39 2 2 6 7 5 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 48 1 1 4 4 3 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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