Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrahymena

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
tetrahy-mena
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A eukaryote of the genus Tetrahymena.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does tetrahymena mean?
A eukaryote of the genus Tetrahymena.

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