Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turritella

/ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: tur-ritel-la
IPA: /ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.

Etymology

From the New Latin genus name Turritella.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

turritellas (plural) turritellae (plural)

Derived Forms

turritelloid turritelliform

Questions

How do you pronounce turritella?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/.
What does turritella mean?: Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
Where does turritella come from?: From the New Latin genus name Turritella.

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