Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polychaetous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-chaetous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to polychaetes.

Example Sentences

"The polychaetous annelid species complex of Neanthes acuminata has a widespread distribution, with names depending on geographic location."

Etymology

From polychaete + -ous.

Inflected Forms

polychetous (alternative)

Questions

What does polychaetous mean?: Relating to polychaetes.
Where does polychaetous come from?: From polychaete + -ous.

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