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ichthyocolla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichthy-ocol-la
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ichthyocolla, from Ancient Greek ἰχθυόκολλα (ikhthuókolla, “fish-glue”), from ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἰχθυόκολλα

Usage

Synonyms

ichthyocol

Questions

What does ichthyocolla mean?
Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes.
Where does ichthyocolla come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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