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paratergum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parater-gum
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keel-like sideward extension of a tergite, found in flat-backed millipedes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Latin tergumbor. English tergum English paratergum From para- + tergum.

Inflected Forms

paraterga (plural)

Derived Forms

paratergal

Questions

What does paratergum mean?
A keel-like sideward extension of a tergite, found in flat-backed millipedes.
Where does paratergum come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Latin tergumbor. English tergum English paratergum From para- + tergum.

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