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acnestis
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noun (acnest, es)
  • (rfv-inflection, acnestes)
  1. The part of an animal's skin that it cannot reach to scratch itself - usually the space between the shoulder blades.
Etymology: From Greek "a-" (negative prefix) + "kne^stos" = "scratched", a form of "kna^o" = "scratch". This same etymology of the Greek "aknestis" is uncertain.

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