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empodium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-podi-um
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔν (én, “in”) + -podium (“relating to a leg-like structure”).

Inflected Forms

empodia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

empodial

Questions

What does empodium mean?
A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera
Where does empodium come from?
From Ancient Greek ἔν (én, “in”) + -podium (“relating to a leg-like structure”).

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