Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaphragma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metaphrag-ma
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect

Example Sentences

"Thus, in the basal groups of Hymenoptera the metaphragma can vary from absent to well developed."

Etymology

From meta- + phragma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Inflected Forms

metaphragmata (plural)

Derived Forms

metaphragmal

Questions

What does metaphragma mean?: The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect
Where does metaphragma come from?: From meta- + phragma.

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