Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ciliferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cil-if-er-ous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing cilia.

Etymology

From cilia + -i- + -ferous.

Questions

What does ciliferous mean?
Bearing cilia.
Where does ciliferous come from?
From cilia + -i- + -ferous.

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