Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichobranchia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tri-cho-branchia
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.

Etymology

From tricho- + branchia.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Frequently Paired Words

trichobranchiate Trichobranchidae

Questions

What does trichobranchia mean?
The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.
Where does trichobranchia come from?
From tricho- + branchia.

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