Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nuh-frid-ee-uh m]
- /nəˈfrɪd i əm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nuh-frid-ee-uh m]
- /nəˈfrɪd i əm/
Definitions of nephridium word
- noun plural nephridium the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface. 1
- noun nephridium (in many invertebrate animals) a tubule open to the exterior that acts as an organ of excretion or osmoregulation. It typically has ciliated or flagellated cells and absorptive walls. 1
- noun nephridium a simple excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tube through which waste products pass to the exterior 0
- noun nephridium a waste-discharging tubule with an external excretory pore, found in many invertebrates, as in worms, mollusks, etc. 0
- noun nephridium any of the excretory tubules of the pronephros of a vertebrate embryo 0
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Origin of nephridium
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1875-80; See origin at nephr-, -idium
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Parts of speech for Nephridium
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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nephridium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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.
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