Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrachorion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-chori-on
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer of mucus on the surface of the chorion of the eggs of locusts of the family Acrididae

Etymology

From extra- + chorion.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

extrachorions (plural) extrachoria (plural)

Questions

What does extrachorion mean?
A layer of mucus on the surface of the chorion of the eggs of locusts of the family Acrididae
Where does extrachorion come from?
From extra- + chorion.

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