Sordes

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɔːdiːz/

From Latin sordes, related to sordere.

Full definition of sordes

Noun

1. Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue.
• 1973, Fresh sheets, sponging, a spoonful of animal soup, sordes removed from his cracked lips, black in the candlelight. — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

Noun

1. a small pterosaur that lived in the late Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic era

Anagrams

• dosser, resods