embiid
[ em-bee-id ]
/ ˈɛm bi ɪd /
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noun
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Origin of embiid
<New Latin Embiidae the web spinner family, equivalent to Embi(a) a genus (<Greek, feminine of émbios having life) + -idae-id2
Words nearby embiid
emberizine, Ember week, embezzle, embezzlement, embiggen, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, Embla, emblaze, emblazon
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