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naegleria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
nae-g-le-ria
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several amoebas, of the genus Naegleria, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

naeglerias (plural)

Questions

What does naegleria mean?
Any of several amoebas, of the genus Naegleria, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
Where does naegleria come from?
From the genus name.

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