Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biraphid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-raphid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a raphe at each of both valves; notably said of diatoms.

Etymology

From bi- + raphe + -id.

Questions

What does biraphid mean?
Having a raphe at each of both valves; notably said of diatoms.
Where does biraphid come from?
From bi- + raphe + -id.

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