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leproid

adj
/ˈlɛˌprɔɪd/US/ˈlɛprɔɪd/UK

Etymology

From leprosy + -oid.

  1. derived from צרעת
  2. derived from leprōsia
  3. derived from leprosie
  4. borrowed from leprosie
  5. suffixed as leproid — “leprosy + oid”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of leprous (“resembling leprosy or its symptoms”).

    • The term leproid or leprous maculatum, I venture to use for a similar colouring, when the edge of each spot is defined and circular.

The neighborhood

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