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rhabdome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rhab-dome
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.

Etymology

From rhabdo- + -ome.

Inflected Forms

rhabdomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rhabdom

Questions

What does rhabdome mean?
In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.
Where does rhabdome come from?
From rhabdo- + -ome.

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