Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudotrachea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-tra-chea
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth.

Etymology

From pseudo- + trachea.

Inflected Forms

pseudotracheae (plural) pseudotracheas (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudotracheal

Questions

What does pseudotrachea mean?: One of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth.
Where does pseudotrachea come from?: From pseudo- + trachea.

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