Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bactivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bac-tiv-o-rous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on bacteria

Etymology

From bacti- + -vorous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does bactivorous mean?
That feeds on bacteria
Where does bactivorous come from?
From bacti- + -vorous.

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