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puparium

/pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
pu-par-i-um
IPA
/pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.

Etymology

A New Latin coinage from pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), equivalent to English pupa + -arium.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/
  • British English: /pjuːˈpɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

puparia (plural)

Derived Forms

puparial pupariation

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce puparium?
The recorded pronunciation is /pjuˈpɛɹi.əm/.
What does puparium mean?
An enclosing case of a pupa that is formed from the exoskeleton of an insect's final stage before pupation.
Where does puparium come from?
A New Latin coinage from pūpa (“pupa”, originally “little girl; doll”) + -ārium (“place”), equivalent to English pupa + -arium.

How to pronounce puparium

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