Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dactylogyrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dacty-l-o-gy-ro-sis
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.

Etymology

From translingual Dactylogyrus + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Dactylogyrus
Suffix: -osis

Inflected Forms

dactylogyroses (plural)

Questions

What does dactylogyrosis mean?: The pathological condition of a fish being infested with gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), a type of flatworm.
Where does dactylogyrosis come from?: From translingual Dactylogyrus + -osis.

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