Cuneus
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A wedge-shaped structure or region, particularly a triangular lobe on the medial surface of the brain's occipital cortex.
“The anatomist pointed to the cuneus as the region associated with visual processing.”
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cu·ne·us
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Ends in -EUS, a Latin-derived suffix, three vowels U, E, U make this a useful vowel-clearing guess in a tight game
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