Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleon

/ˈpliːɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pleon
IPA: /ˈpliːɒn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The abdomen of a crustacean.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -, πλέων

Inflected Forms

pleons (plural)

Derived Forms

pleonal pleopod

Rhymes With

neon freon

Questions

How do you pronounce pleon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpliːɒn/.
What does pleon mean?: The abdomen of a crustacean.
Where does pleon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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