Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needham's sac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: need-ham's sac
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Part of the reproductive tract of cephalopods in which spermatophores are stored, opening into the left side of the mantle cavity.

Etymology

Named after John Tubervill Needham, who described it in 1745.

Inflected Forms

Needham's sacs (plural)

Questions

What does needham's sac mean?: Part of the reproductive tract of cephalopods in which spermatophores are stored, opening into the left side of the mantle cavity.
Where does needham's sac come from?: Named after John Tubervill Needham, who described it in 1745.

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