Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diatomivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-atomiv-o-rous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on diatoms.

Example Sentences

"In the disturbed zone, introgression was less frequent and slender body shape was associated with diatomivorous behaviour, smaller size (juvenile characteristics) and greater gut vacuity."

Etymology

From diatom + -vorous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: diatom

Questions

What does diatomivorous mean?: Feeding on diatoms.
Where does diatomivorous come from?: From diatom + -vorous.

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