Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuvierian tubule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cu-vieri-an -tubule
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the clusters of fine tubes, located at the base of the respiratory tree in certain sea cucumbers, that can be discharged through the anus when the organism is stressed.

Inflected Forms

Cuvierian tubules (plural)

Questions

What does cuvierian tubule mean?: Any of the clusters of fine tubes, located at the base of the respiratory tree in certain sea cucumbers, that can be discharged through the anus when the organism is stressed.

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