- cris|sum
- cris|sum «KRIHS uhm», noun.1. the area surrounding the cloacal opening of a bird.2. the feathers of this area.╂[< New Latin crissum < Latin crissāre move the haunches]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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sum — ab·o·ma·sum; ad·sum; alys·sum; ani·sum; as·sum·a·ble; as·sum·a·bly; as·sum·er; breast·sum·mer; bres·sum·mer; con·sum·ed·ly; con·sum·ing·ly; con·sum·ing·ness; con·sum·ma·tion; con·sum·ma·tive; con·sum·ma·tor; cris·sum; cyn·o·glos·sum; dor·sum;… … English syllables
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