Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sex comb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: sex -comb
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.

Example Sentences

"sex comb rotation in Drosophila melanogaster"

Inflected Forms

sex combs (plural)

Questions

What does sex comb mean?: An appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.

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