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haptonema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hap-tone-ma
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.

Etymology

From hapto- + -nema.

Inflected Forms

haptonemas (plural) haptonemata (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Haptophyta haptophyte

Questions

What does haptonema mean?
In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
Where does haptonema come from?
From hapto- + -nema.

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