Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuniculiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cu-ni-culi-form
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of rabbitlike.

Example Sentences

"Cuniculiform structures in the Orellan Member of the White River Formation near. Douglas, Wyoming are vertebrate burrows […]"
"[…] strongly reduced column foot; cuniculiform spur; basally nearly erect or only slightly arcuate lip, […]"
"I do not perceive there a frightened call to cuniculiform fecundity."

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: cunicul(us) + -iform.

Inflected Forms

more cuniculiform (comparative) most cuniculiform (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

cuniculus

Synonyms

rabbitlike

Questions

What does cuniculiform mean?: Synonym of rabbitlike.
Where does cuniculiform come from?: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: cunicul(us) + -iform.

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