mutique

French

Etymology

From the Latin muticus.

Adjective

mutique (plural mutiques)

  1. (zoology, of arthropods) Without spines or teeth
    • 1903, Eugène Simon, Histoire naturelle des araignées, page 865:
      Les autres pattes sont mutiques, sauf le métatarse de la 2e paire qui a une petite épine submédiane.
      The other legs are spineless, except for the metatarsal of the second pair which have a small submedian spine.
  2. silent, mute
    • 1993, Boubakar Diallo, Le totem: Recueil de contes du Burkina-Faso, page 145:
      La reine mutique éleva son garçon qui devint intrépide et vigoureux.
      The muted queen had raised her son who had become fearless and strong.
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