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cribellum

/kɹɪˈbɛləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cribel-lum
IPA
/kɹɪˈbɛləm/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum (“sieve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cribellum, cribrum

Inflected Forms

cribella (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cribellate ecribellate

Questions

How do you pronounce cribellum?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪˈbɛləm/.
What does cribellum mean?
A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
Where does cribellum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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