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surstylus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sursty-lus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ventral, lobelike part of an inverted U-shaped structure located ventral to the apex of the abdomen of some flies

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sur- + stylus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

surstyli (plural)

Derived Forms

surstylar

Questions

What does surstylus mean?
The ventral, lobelike part of an inverted U-shaped structure located ventral to the apex of the abdomen of some flies
Where does surstylus come from?
From sur- + stylus.

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