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perisarc

per·i·sarc
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-uh-sahrk]
    • /ˈpɛr əˌsɑrk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-uh-sahrk]
    • /ˈpɛr əˌsɑrk/

Definitions of perisarc word

  • noun perisarc the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans. 1
  • noun perisarc the outer chitinous layer secreted by colonial hydrozoan coelenterates, such as species of Obelia 0
  • noun perisarc the tough, nonliving, outer skeleton layer of many hydroid colonies 0

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Origin of perisarc

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; peri- + -sarc < Greek sárx (genitive sarkós) flesh

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Parts of speech for Perisarc

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

perisarc popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

perisarc usage trend in Literature

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