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ancylostoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
an-cy-lostoma
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.

Etymology

Borrowed from the taxonomic name Ancylostoma, eventually from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Analyzable as ancylo- + stoma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ancylostoma, ἀγκύλος, στόμα

Inflected Forms

ancylostomata (plural) ancylostomas (plural)

Questions

What does ancylostoma mean?
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
Where does ancylostoma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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