Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cicatricula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ci-ca-tric-u-la
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcula, diminutive of cicātrīx (“scar”).

Inflected Forms

cicatriculas (plural) cicatriculae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cicatrix

Synonyms

blastoderm

Questions

What does cicatricula mean?: The point, in the yolk of an egg, from which the embryo is formed.
Where does cicatricula come from?: Borrowed from Latin cicātrīcula, diminutive of cicātrīx (“scar”).

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