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hemichordate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-chor-date
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of these animals.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English chordate English hemichordate From hemi- + chordate.

Inflected Forms

hemichordates (plural) more hemichordate (comparative) most hemichordate (superlative)

Homonyms

hemicordate

Questions

What does hemichordate mean?
Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord.
Where does hemichordate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English chordate English hemichordate From hemi- + chordate.

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