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ecthoreum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ec-thoreum
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκθορέω (ekthoréō, “to leap out”), from θρῴσκω (thrōískō, “jump”), + Latin -eum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐκθορέω

Inflected Forms

ecthorea (plural)

Questions

What does ecthoreum mean?
The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.
Where does ecthoreum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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