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virgularian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vir-gu-lar-i-an
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of long, slender Alcyonaria belonging to Virgularia and allied genera of the family Virgularidae . These corals are allied to the sea-pens, but have a long rodlike rhachis inclosing a slender, round or square, calcareous axis. The polyps are arranged in transverse rows or clusters along each side of the rhachis.

Questions

What does virgularian mean?
Any one of numerous species of long, slender Alcyonaria belonging to Virgularia and allied genera of the family Virgularidae . These corals are allied to the sea-pens, but have a long rodlike rhachis inclosing a slender, round or square, calcareous axis. The polyps are arranged in transverse rows or clusters along each side of the rhachis.

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