How to pronounce hemolymph
American English pronunciation
HEE-muh-limf
- IPA
- /ˈhiməˌlɪmf/
- Syllables
- HEE · muh · limf (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hemolymph means
The pale fluid that works as blood in insects
In a sentence: Inside the grasshopper, hemolymph flows around the body and carries food to every part.
Where it comes from: It is hemo-, meaning blood, plus lymph, a word for a clear body fluid.
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