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baculum

/ˈbæk.jə.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
bac-u-lum
IPA
/ˈbæk.jə.ləm/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.

noun

A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin baculum (“stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel”).

Inflected Forms

baculums (plural) bacula (plural)

Derived Forms

probaculum

Phrases

argumentum ad baculum

Frequently Paired Words

argumentum ad baculum bacular bacule baculiform baculine

Synonyms

os penis penis bone penile bone

Questions

How do you pronounce baculum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/.
What does baculum mean?
A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
Where does baculum come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin baculum (“stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel”).

How to pronounce baculum

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