flagellomere
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A segment of the flagellum of the antenna of an insect or crustacean.
Example Sentences
- "Stone (personal correspondence) has suggested the use of the term flagellomere, on morphological grounds, instead of the usual "segments" of the flagellum […]"
- "Dorsa and ventral lobes of flagellomeres not symmetrical: ventral lobe slightly longer than dorsal lobe."
- "On various Anthemideae genera. 3 Antennae with 8, occasionally 9 flagellomeres."
Etymology
From flagello- + -mere.