Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extranidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tranidal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside a nest.

Example Sentences

"The first extranidal task, a foraging trip, is performed after the second or third orientation flight. The young worker may collect various types of loads, such as nest materials, food, and water […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English nidal English extranidal From extra- + nidal.

Questions

What does extranidal mean?: Outside a nest.
Where does extranidal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English nidal English extranidal From extra- + nidal.

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