Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appendiculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ap-pen-dic-u-late
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.

adj

Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.

Etymology

From appendix + -ule + -ate, from Latin appendicis, genitive of appendix.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more appendiculate (comparative) most appendiculate (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does appendiculate mean?
Having the nature of an appendage, such as the leg or antenna of an insect.
Where does appendiculate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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