Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piwi

/ˈpiwi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: pi-wi
IPA: /ˈpiwi/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.

noun

a small Australian magpie lark, also known as a Murray magpie.

Example Sentences

"However, piwi and tudor-domain containing genes are absent from flukes and tapeworms and no true vasa orthologue has been identified in schistosomes."

Etymology

Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.

Inflected Forms

piwis (plural)

Homonyms

pewee

Questions

How do you pronounce piwi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiwi/.
What does piwi mean?: A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.
Where does piwi come from?: Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.

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