Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scleractinian

/ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: scle-r-ac-tini-an
IPA: /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia.

noun

Any of the corals of the order Scleractinia.

Example Sentences

"In the buildup to the big night—the mass spawning always occurs after sundown—the corals begin to “set,” which might be thought of as the scleractinian version of going into labor."

Etymology

From Translingual Scleractinia + English -an.

Inflected Forms

more scleractinian (comparative) most scleractinian (superlative) scleractinians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce scleractinian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/.
What does scleractinian mean?: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia.
Where does scleractinian come from?: From Translingual Scleractinia + English -an.

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