Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microtrichium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crotrichi-um
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.

Inflected Forms

microtrichia (plural)

Derived Forms

microtrichial

Questions

What does microtrichium mean?: Any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.

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