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turbellarian

/ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turbel-lar-i-an
IPA
/ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any flatworm of the class Turbellaria.

adj

Characteristic of these creatures

Etymology

From translingual Turbellaria (from Latin turbellae (“bustle”), from turba (“confusion”)) + -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/
  • British English: /ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/

Inflected Forms

turbellarians (plural) more turbellarian (comparative) most turbellarian (superlative)

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce turbellarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɝbəˈlɛɹ.i.ən/.
What does turbellarian mean?
Any flatworm of the class Turbellaria.
Where does turbellarian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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