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plerocercoid

/ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ple-ro-cer-coid
IPA
/ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid.

Etymology

From German Plerocercoid, from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full, complete”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail of a beast”) + -oid.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Plerocercoid

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˌplɪə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈsɜː.kɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

plerocercoids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce plerocercoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/.
What does plerocercoid mean?
An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid.
Where does plerocercoid come from?
It is traced to German.

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