cerc-

combining form

variants or cerco-

: tail : tailed

cercaria

cercopod

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kerk-, kerko-, from kerkos tail

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Rhymes for cerc-

• berk
• birk
• cirque
• clerk
• dirk
• erk
• irk
• jerk
• kirk
• lurk
• merc
• merch