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ambulacrum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-bu-lacrum
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A row of pores in an echinoderm, for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.

noun

A walk or promenade planted with trees, often near a house.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin -crum Latin ambulacrumbor. English ambulacrum From Latin ambulacrum, from ambulō (“walk; travel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ambulacrums (plural) ambulacra (plural)

Derived Forms

ambulacriform

Frequently Paired Words

ambulacral interambulacrum

Questions

What does ambulacrum mean?
A row of pores in an echinoderm, for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet.
Where does ambulacrum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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