Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dascillid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: das-cil-lid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any beetle of the family Dascillidae.

Example Sentences

"Little has been recorded on the biology of dascillids. Larvae of Dascillus are found in moist soil or under rocks."

Etymology

Clipping of translingual Dascillidae.

Word Breakdown

Root: Dascillidae

Inflected Forms

dascillids (plural)

Questions

What does dascillid mean?: Any beetle of the family Dascillidae.
Where does dascillid come from?: Clipping of translingual Dascillidae.

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