"cerque" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʁk/ Forms: cerques [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin cercus, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la-new|cercus}} New Latin cercus, {{der|fr|grc|κέρκος|t=tail}} Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cerque m (plural cerques)
  1. (entomology) cercus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cerque-fr-noun-GgSND15B Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Animal body parts, Entomology, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 41 17 3 17 3 17 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 21 2 21 2 21 2 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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        "French terms derived from New Latin",
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