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decacanth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ca-canth
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having ten larval hooks.

Etymology

From deca- + Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “a spine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἄκανθα

Frequently Paired Words

hexacanth

Questions

What does decacanth mean?
Having ten larval hooks.
Where does decacanth come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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