Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alutaceous

/ˌæljʊˈteɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alu-ta-ceous
IPA: /ˌæljʊˈteɪʃəs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

leathery in color or texture.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Elytra a little longer than wide conjointly, finely striate, intervals with a row of moderately coarse elongate punctures each bearing a semierect hair, surface subgranularly alutaceous."

Etymology

Latin alutacius, from aluta (“soft leather”).

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more alutaceous (comparative) most alutaceous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce alutaceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæljʊˈteɪʃəs/.
What does alutaceous mean?: leathery in color or texture.
Where does alutaceous come from?: Latin alutacius, from aluta (“soft leather”).

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