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rudist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rud-ist
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

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Etymology

From French rudistes (plural), from rude (“rough, uneven”), or its source, Latin rudis. Compare scientific Latin Rudista.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rudists (plural)

Rhymes With

buddhist nudist

Questions

What does rudist mean?
Any of many box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Where does rudist come from?
It is traced to French.

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