Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thecostracan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: the-cos-tra-can
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any barnacle etc. of the class Thecostraca (formerly a subclass).

Example Sentences

"While nine barnacle species are recorded for the German sectors of the North and Baltic Sea [95 ], the total number of thecostracan species inhabiting the North Sea is unknown."

Etymology

From translingual Thecostraca + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mul:Thecostraca

Inflected Forms

thecostracans (plural)

Questions

What does thecostracan mean?: Any barnacle etc. of the class Thecostraca (formerly a subclass).
Where does thecostracan come from?: From translingual Thecostraca + -an.

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