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malpighian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
malpighi-an
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.

Etymology

From Malpighi + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Malpighian (comparative) most Malpighian (superlative)

Phrases

Malpighian body Malpighian cell Malpighian corpuscle Malpighian layer Malpighian tubule Malpighian tuft

Questions

What does malpighian mean?
Of, relating to, or discovered by Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
Where does malpighian come from?
From Malpighi + -an.

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