Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pediculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pedic-u-late
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Provided with a pedicel.

adj

Of or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.

Obsolete

noun

Any member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish

Obsolete

verb

To grow, develop, or form a stalk or pedicle; specifically, the action of a cervid's frontal bone expanding to form permanent antler bases.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The young buck began to pediculate as its testosterone levels surged during puberty."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pediculates (plural) pediculates (present, singular) pediculating (participle, present) pediculated (participle, past) pediculated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

pedicle pediculation

Rhymes With

articulate particulate matriculate reticulate geniculate denticulate paniculate fasciculate vermiculate aciculate orbiculate auriculate

Questions

What does pediculate mean?: Provided with a pedicel.

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