Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scolecology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scole-col-o-gy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of worms.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx, “worm”) + -logy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σκώληξ
Suffix: logy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scolecology mean?: The scientific study of worms.
Where does scolecology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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