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aglajid

/ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aglajid
IPA
/ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aglajidae, from the type genus Aglaja. The genus name is borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa) and ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendor, beauty”). Further from Ancient Greek ἀγλαός (aglaós, “splendid, shining”) and an earlier unattested *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Aglajidae, Ἀγλαΐα, ἀγλαός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/

Inflected Forms

aglajids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Aglaja Aglaia

Questions

How do you pronounce aglajid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/.
What does aglajid mean?
Any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.
Where does aglajid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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