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utricle

/ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
utri-cle
IPA
/ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:

noun

A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:

noun

A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:

Etymology

Borrowed from French utricule or Latin ūtriculus (“a small skin or leathern bottle”), diminutive of ūter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”). Doublet of utriculus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *wed-, utricule, ūtriculus

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

utricles (plural) utriculus (alternative)

Derived Forms

utricular

Phrases

utriculo-

Frequently Paired Words

saccule

Synonyms

utriculus

Questions

How do you pronounce utricle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/.
What does utricle mean?
A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
Where does utricle come from?
It is traced to French.

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