Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actinula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: act-in-u-la
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of larva of certain hydroids (Tubularia).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) (genitive ἀκτῖνος (aktînos)) + -ula.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀκτίς
Suffix: ula

Inflected Forms

actinulae (plural) actinulæ (plural)

Questions

What does actinula mean?: A kind of larva of certain hydroids (Tubularia).
Where does actinula come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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