Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gonocondyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gono-condyle
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protuberance, in the phallobase of Hymenoptera, to which muscles are attached

Etymology

From gono- + condyle.

Inflected Forms

gonocondyles (plural) gonocondylus (alternative)

Questions

What does gonocondyle mean?
A protuberance, in the phallobase of Hymenoptera, to which muscles are attached
Where does gonocondyle come from?
From gono- + condyle.

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