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hydrotheca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-drothe-ca
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the calyculi that protect the hydranths in certain hydrozoans.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hydro- + theca.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydrothecas (plural) hydrothecae (plural) hydrothecæ (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrothecal

Questions

What does hydrotheca mean?
One of the calyculi that protect the hydranths in certain hydrozoans.
Where does hydrotheca come from?
From hydro- + theca.

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