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a combining form meaning “naked,” “bare,” used in the formation of compound words: nudicaul.

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Origin of nudi-

Combining form representing Latin nūdus naked; see -i-

Words nearby nudi-

nude, Nude Descending a Staircase, nude mouse, nudge, nudgy, nudi-, nudibranch, nudibranchiate, nudicaudate, nudicaul, nudie

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How to use nudi- in a sentence

Some of the so-called nudi, both men and women, were fully dressed except that they were without hats or boots.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Then they make a row till the church is opened and the nudi go in and light their candles before S. Alfio.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Flores ♂ glomerati; glomeruli pedunculati, axillares, in apice caulis nudi.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
Alvum infimam succingunt lato cortice, vel animantis pelle, aut versicolore panno, cetera nudi.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. I: Acadia, 1610-1613|Various

Pedes breves, nudi, sat validi, calcaribus robustis sat longis.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nudi-

nudi-

combining form

naked or barenudibranch

Word Origin for nudi-

from Latin nūdus

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