"falcer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falcers [plural]
Etymology: From Latin falx, falcis (“a sickle”). By surface analysis, Latin falc- + -er (“agent suffix”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|falx}} Latin falx, {{surf|en|la:falx|-er|alt1=falc-|t2=agent suffix}} By surface analysis, Latin falc- + -er (“agent suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} falcer (plural falcers)
  1. (zoology, archaic, rare) One of the mandibles of a spider. Tags: archaic, rare

Inflected forms

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