Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paludina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palu-d-i-na
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.

Obsolete

Etymology

From translingual Paludina, from Latin palūs (“a marsh, pool”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Paludina, palūs

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

paludinas (plural) paludinae (plural)

Questions

What does paludina mean?: Any of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, sea snails belonging to Viviparus (syn. Paludina), Melantho, and allied genera in family Viviparidae, with operculated shells, usually green, often with brown bands.
Where does paludina come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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