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salivarium

/sælɪˈvɛɹiːəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sali-var-i-um
IPA
/sælɪˈvɛɹiːəm/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small pocket, inside the oral cavity of an insect, which contains the opening of the salivary duct

Etymology

From New Latin salīvārium, from Latin salīva + -ārium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: salīvārium, salīva

Inflected Forms

salivaria (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

salivarian

Questions

How do you pronounce salivarium?
The recorded pronunciation is /sælɪˈvɛɹiːəm/.
What does salivarium mean?
A small pocket, inside the oral cavity of an insect, which contains the opening of the salivary duct
Where does salivarium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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