ctenidia

cte·nid·i·um

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ti-nid-ee-uh m]
- /tɪˈnɪd i əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ti-nid-ee-uh m]
- /tɪˈnɪd i əm/

Definitions of ctenidia word

noun plural ctenidia any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid. 1
noun ctenidia Plural form of ctenidium. 1
noun ctenidia plural of ctenidium. 0

See all 3 definitions of ctenidia

Information block about the term

Origin of ctenidia

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

From New Latin, dating back to 1880-85; See origin at cteno-, -idium

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ctenidia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ctenidia

ctenidia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ctenidia usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer