Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dauerlarva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dauer-lar-va
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Example Sentences

"[…] suggests the dauerlarva is resistant because of non-feeding and a more resistant cuticle. Examination of the dauerlarva cuticle by thin sectioning and electron micro[…]"

Inflected Forms

dauerlarvae (plural) dauer larva (alternative)

Questions

What does dauerlarva mean?: A morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

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