Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buccula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buc-cu-la
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fold of fat beneath the chin.

noun

in hemipterans, the ventroanterior part of the bug's head.

Example Sentences

"Figure 1. Lateral view of head, showing buccula of N. californicus."
"Buccula rounded, without spiny projection at middle"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin buccula. By surface analysis, bucc(a) + -ula.

Inflected Forms

bucculae (plural)

Synonyms

double chin

Questions

What does buccula mean?: A fold of fat beneath the chin.
Where does buccula come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin buccula. By surface analysis, bucc(a) + -ula.

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