How Do You Spell GASTRUROUS?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈastɹʊ͡əɹəs] (IPA)

Gastrurous is a term used to describe animals with digestive systems, such as worms and insects. The spelling of gastrurous is determined by its phonetic transcription, /gæsˈtrʊərəs/. The first syllable, "gas," starts with a hard g sound, and the second syllable, "trur," is pronounced with a soft u sound followed by a hard r. The final syllable, "us," has a short u sound and an unvoiced s. Overall, the word is pronounced gas-TROO-rus with the emphasis on the second syllable.

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Common Misspellings for GASTRUROUS

  • fastrurous
  • vastrurous
  • bastrurous
  • hastrurous
  • yastrurous
  • tastrurous
  • gzstrurous
  • gsstrurous
  • gwstrurous
  • gqstrurous
  • gaatrurous
  • gaztrurous
  • gaxtrurous
  • gadtrurous
  • gaetrurous
  • gawtrurous
  • gasrrurous
  • gasfrurous
  • gasgrurous

Etymology of GASTRUROUS

The word "gastrurous" combines two roots: "gastro-" and "-urous".

1. The root "gastro-" comes from the Greek word "gaster" meaning "stomach" or "belly".

2. The suffix "-urous" is derived from the Latin word "urus", which means "full of" or "characterized by".

Put together, "gastrurous" describes something that is belly-like or stomach-related. The term is commonly used in the context of embryology, referring to animals that develop a digestive cavity known as the gastrula during their embryonic stage.