Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plani-d-i-um
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first-instar larva of any species of parasitoidal insect in which the life cycle is an example of hypermetamorphosis; so called because the first instar wanders in search of the host, whereas the rest of the instars remain stationary while they feed until they pupate.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō, “to wander”) + -idium.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πλανάω

Inflected Forms

planidia (plural)

Derived Forms

planidial planidiform

Synonyms

triungulin

Questions

What does planidium mean?: The first-instar larva of any species of parasitoidal insect in which the life cycle is an example of hypermetamorphosis; so called because the first instar wanders in search of the host, whereas the rest of the instars remain stationary while they feed until they pupate.
Where does planidium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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