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polychete

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-chete
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “chaeta”), equivalent to poly- + chaeta.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

polychetes (plural) polychaete (alternative)

Synonyms

polychaete polychaete worm polychete worm

Questions

What does polychete mean?
Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
Where does polychete come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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