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pluteus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
plu-teus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church

noun

The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *pluto- Latin pluteusbor. English pluteus Borrowed from Latin pluteus.

Inflected Forms

pluteuses (plural) plutei (plural)

Derived Forms

ophiopluteus pluteal

Questions

What does pluteus mean?
A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church
Where does pluteus come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *pluto- Latin pluteusbor. English pluteus Borrowed from Latin pluteus.

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