Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nectocalyx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nec-to-ca-lyx
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.

noun

One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.

Etymology

From necto- + calyx.

Inflected Forms

nectocalyces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nectosac nectostem

Questions

What does nectocalyx mean?: The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
Where does nectocalyx come from?: From necto- + calyx.

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