Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: val-va
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valve.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: valva

Inflected Forms

valvae (plural)

Questions

What does valva mean?: A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.
Where does valva come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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