Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postlarva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-lar-va
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear

Etymology

From post- + larva.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Inflected Forms

postlarvae (plural)

Questions

What does postlarva mean?: The stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear
Where does postlarva come from?: From post- + larva.

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