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galley-worm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
gal-ley--worm
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.

Dated

Etymology

Probably so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley.

Usage

Inflected Forms

galley-worms (plural) galley worm (alternative) galleyworm (alternative)

Questions

What does galley-worm mean?
A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.
Where does galley-worm come from?
Probably so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley.

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