Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrotrichium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macrotrichi-um
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.

Etymology

macro- + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -ium

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θρίξ

Inflected Forms

macrotrichia (plural)

Questions

What does macrotrichium mean?: An innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.
Where does macrotrichium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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