Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megascolecid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: megas-cole-cid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any earthworm of the family Megascolecidae.

Example Sentences

"Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae."

Etymology

From Megascolex + -id.

Inflected Forms

megascolecids (plural)

Questions

What does megascolecid mean?: Any earthworm of the family Megascolecidae.
Where does megascolecid come from?: From Megascolex + -id.

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