To pronounce "cribellum", say CRIB-ell-um — 3 syllables, IPA /kɹɪˈbɛləm/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/kɹɪˈbɛləm/
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"cribellum" has 3 syllables: crib-ell-um. It rhymes with labellum and flabellum, if that helps it stick.
noun
“1996: some groups of spiders have a sieve-like plate, the cribellum, just in front of the spinners. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 17)”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Cribellum" has 3 syllables: crib · ell · um.
The IPA transcription of "cribellum" is /kɹɪˈbɛləm/.
Cribellum: A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders.
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