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hypoptilum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pop-tilum
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aftershaft.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin hypoptilum, from hypo- + Ancient Greek πτίλον (ptílon, “soft feathers, down”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypoptila (plural)

Questions

What does hypoptilum mean?
An aftershaft.
Where does hypoptilum come from?
From New Latin hypoptilum, from hypo- + Ancient Greek πτίλον (ptílon, “soft feathers, down”).

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