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oestricula.

gadfly

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstrekʎe/
  1. gadfly

    Proto-Balkan-Romance · feminine · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

From oestrus m (“gadfly”) + -iculus (diminutive suffix), with a change in gender presumably due to influence from musca f (“fly”).

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