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Meaning of murcus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈmʊr.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. shortened, mutilated
    declension-2, masculine, rare
  2. a coward, who, to escape military service, cuts off his thumb
    declension-2, masculine, rare

Equivalents

English Mutilated
Galego fanado mutilado tolleito
Latina mutilus

Examples

“murcus curtus”
“Nec eōrum aliquandō quisquam ut in Italiā mūnus Mārtium pertimēscēns pollicem sibi praecidit, quōs locāliter murcōs appellant.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

murdificātiō murdrum mure murem murena murenae

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