Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miracidium

/ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: miracid-i-um
IPA: /ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μειράκιον (meirákion) + -idium.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μειράκιον

Inflected Forms

miracidia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

miracidial

Questions

How do you pronounce miracidium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/.
What does miracidium mean?: A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst
Where does miracidium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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