Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thelycum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-ly-cum
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The female genital structure of some shrimp

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θηλυκός (thēlukós, “feminine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: θηλυκός

Inflected Forms

thelyca (plural)

Questions

What does thelycum mean?
The female genital structure of some shrimp
Where does thelycum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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