cymbium
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tarsus of the copulatory pedipalp in certain spiders.
Example Sentences
- "The tarsus consists of two parts, the cymbium and paracymbium. The cymbium is the spoon-shaped base of the tarsus. The paracymbium is only a prominent apophysis arising from the base of the cymbium and is articulated with the cymbium by a movable joint."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cymbium