Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spermococcus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sper-mo-coc-cus
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nucleus of a spermatozoon

Etymology

From spermo- + -coccus.

Inflected Forms

spermococci (plural)

Questions

What does spermococcus mean?
The nucleus of a spermatozoon
Where does spermococcus come from?
From spermo- + -coccus.

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