Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glassworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glass-worm
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.

noun

An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.

Inflected Forms

glassworms (plural)

Questions

What does glassworm mean?: A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.

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