Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telotrochal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telotrochal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilia; applied to the larvae of certain annelids.

Example Sentences

"telotrochal band/ring"

Etymology

From telo- + Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel, hoop”) + -al.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: telo
Root: τροχός
Suffix: al

Synonyms

telotrochous

Questions

What does telotrochal mean?: Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilia; applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
Where does telotrochal come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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