Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echinococcus

/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: echinococ-cus
IPA: /ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.

Archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Echinococcus, from echino- (“sea urchin, prickle”) + -coccus (“spherical microorganism”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Echinococcus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

echinococci (plural)

Derived Forms

echinococcal echinococcosis

Rhymes With

streptococcus enterococcus cryptococcus ascococcus cytococcus

Questions

How do you pronounce echinococcus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/.
What does echinococcus mean?: A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
Where does echinococcus come from?: Borrowed from translingual Echinococcus, from echino- (“sea urchin, prickle”) + -coccus (“spherical microorganism”).

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