Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paussine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paus-sine
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Paussinae.

Word Breakdown

Root: Paussinae

Inflected Forms

paussines (plural)

Synonyms

ant nest beetle

Questions

What does paussine mean?: Any member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests.
Where does paussine come from?: Borrowed from translingual Paussinae.

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