Definition of periscii
:those who live within a polar circle and whose shadows during some summer days will therefore move entirely round and fall toward every point of the compass
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periscii
plural noun
pe·ris·cii
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pəˈrisēˌī
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-ishēˌī
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Origin and Etymology of periscii
New Latin, from Greek periskioi, plural of periskios throwing a shadow all around, from peri- + skia shadow
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