Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trochus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: trochus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Trochus, or more generally of the family Trochidae; in non-specialist usage, including species formerly classified in that family, particularly Tectus niloticus.

Etymology

From New Latin Trochus, from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰregʰ-, -, τροχός

Inflected Forms

trochuses (plural) trochi (plural)

Questions

What does trochus mean?: Any member of the genus Trochus, or more generally of the family Trochidae; in non-specialist usage, including species formerly classified in that family, particularly Tectus niloticus.
Where does trochus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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