Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptospecies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-tospecies
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.

Etymology

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does cryptospecies mean?
Any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.
Where does cryptospecies come from?
crypto- + species

How to pronounce cryptospecies

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