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lithocyst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
litho-cyst
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.

noun

A small, siliceous structure found in diatoms and some other types of algae that fills with gas or oil, controlling the buoyancy of the algae.

Etymology

From litho- + cyst.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lithocysts (plural)

Questions

What does lithocyst mean?
A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
Where does lithocyst come from?
From litho- + cyst.

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