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aculeiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-uleiform
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a prickle or thorn

Etymology

From Latin aculeus (“thorn”) + -iform.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more aculeiform (comparative) most aculeiform (superlative)

Questions

What does aculeiform mean?
Like a prickle or thorn
Where does aculeiform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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