Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pygidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: py-gid-i-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, By surface analysis, pygo- + -idium.

Inflected Forms

pygidia (plural) pygidiums (plural)

Derived Forms

postpygidium pygidial

Questions

What does pygidium mean?: The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.
Where does pygidium come from?: Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, By surface analysis, pygo- + -idium.

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