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beltian body

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bel-tian -body
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure found on the tips of leaflets in some acacias, rich in lipids and proteins, believed to have evolved as part of a symbiotic relationship with ants.

Etymology

From Belt + -ian, after Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Beltian bodies (plural)

Questions

What does beltian body mean?
A structure found on the tips of leaflets in some acacias, rich in lipids and proteins, believed to have evolved as part of a symbiotic relationship with ants.
Where does beltian body come from?
From Belt + -ian, after Thomas Belt (1832–1878), English geologist and naturalist.

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