Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priapulid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pri-a-pulid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida.

Example Sentences

"Like Kimberella’s scrape marks that connect it to modern mollusks, these ancient burrows were certainly created, if not by true priapulids, then by something very similar indeed."
"The holes that litter the seabed are entrances to the burrows of priapulids – ‘penis worms’, named for their appearance – and their armoured cousins, the palaeoscolecids."

Etymology

From scientific Latin Priapulus (genus name) + -id.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: id

Inflected Forms

priapulids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Priapulida

Synonyms

penis worm

Questions

What does priapulid mean?: Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida.
Where does priapulid come from?: From scientific Latin Priapulus (genus name) + -id.

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