Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postfurca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-fur-ca
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect

Etymology

From Late Latin post (“behind”) + furca (“a fork”).

Word Breakdown

Root: post

Inflected Forms

postfurcae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

postfurcal

Questions

What does postfurca mean?: One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect
Where does postfurca come from?: From Late Latin post (“behind”) + furca (“a fork”).

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