Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pygidial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
py-gidi-al
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, the pygidium

Etymology

Etymology tree English pygidium Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pygidial From pygidium + -al.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does pygidial mean?
Of, or pertaining to, the pygidium
Where does pygidial come from?
Etymology tree English pygidium Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English pygidial From pygidium + -al.

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