Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serpuline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ser-pu-line
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a serpula.

Example Sentences

"The very remarkable “serpuline atolls” are covered by a solid crust made of the convoluted tubes of serpulae and Vermetus, together with barnacles, mussels, nullipores, corallines and some true incrusting corals."

Etymology

From serpula + -ine.

Questions

What does serpuline mean?: Of or relating to a serpula.
Where does serpuline come from?: From serpula + -ine.

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