Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: mer-al
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.

Example Sentences

"Stomatopods signal mood, intention and – perhaps – much else with subtle changes in posture, as well as their impressive markings, which in many species include a pair of meral spots that can look like giant eyes."

Etymology

From merus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: merus

Questions

What does meral mean?: Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
Where does meral come from?: From merus + -al.

How to pronounce meral

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