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proglottid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proglot-tid
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A segment of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προγλωσσίς (proglōssís, “the tip of the tongue”), from γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Spelling influenced by glottis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: προγλωσσίς

Inflected Forms

proglottids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

proglottic proglottidization

Rhymes With

spotted dotted potted carotid knotted besotted parotid shotted unspotted unknotted undotted unpotted

Questions

What does proglottid mean?
A segment of a tapeworm; they contain both male and female reproductive organs
Where does proglottid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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