(small cot)

  • 31ep|i|cot|yl — «EHP uh KOT uhl», noun. the part of the stem or axis that is above the cotyledons in the embryo of a plant. ╂[< epi + Greek kotýlē small vessel, a hollow] …

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  • 32hec|to|cot|y|lus — «HEHK tuh KOT uh luhs», noun, plural li « ly». an arm of the male of certain cephalopods modified to transfer sperm to the mantle cavity of the female. ╂[< New Latin Hectocotylus a supposed worm genus < hecto hecto + Greek kotýlē small cup] …

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  • 33apri·cot — /ˈæprəˌkɑːt, ˈeıprəˌkɑːt/ noun, pl cots [count] : a small orange colored fruit that is related to the peach and plum …

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  • 34car·ry-cot — /ˈkeriˌkɑːt/ noun, pl cots [count] Brit : a small bed that is used for carrying a young baby …

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  • 35nar·cot·ic — /nɑɚˈkɑːtık/ noun, pl ics [count] 1 : a drug (such as cocaine, heroin, or marijuana) that affects the brain and that is usually dangerous and illegal an addictive narcotic often plural He was arrested for selling narcotics …

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  • 36cottage — cot•tage [[t]ˈkɒt ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a small house, usu. of only one story 2) a small, modest vacation house, as at a lake or mountain resort 3) one of a group of small, separate houses, as for patients at a hospital • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME cotage …

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  • 37cottage — cot|tage W3S2 [ˈkɔtıdʒ US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: cotage, from English cot cottage , from Old English] a small house in the country ▪ a country cottage ▪ We re staying in a holiday cottage in Dorset …

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  • 38cotton — cot|ton1 [ˈkɔtn US ˈka:tn] n [U] BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coton, from Arabic qutn] 1.) cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant ▪ a white cotton shirt ▪ Made from 100% cotton. 2.) a plant with white hairs on …

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  • 39cottage — cot|tage [ katıdʒ ] noun count a small house, usually in a village or the countryside …

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  • 40cottontail — cot|ton|tail [ katn,teıl ] noun count a small North American RABBIT with a white tail …

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