Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mastidion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-tid-ion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A projection or bump on the chelicerae.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαστίδιον (mastídion), diminutive of μαστός (mastós, “breast(-shaped object”). Compare mastoid.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μαστίδιον

Inflected Forms

mastidions (plural) mastidia (plural)

Questions

What does mastidion mean?: A projection or bump on the chelicerae.
Where does mastidion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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