Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethoscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: etho-scope
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device allowing the study of the behaviour of an organism (typically fruit flies)

Etymology

From etho- + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: etho
Suffix: scope

Inflected Forms

ethoscopes (plural)

Questions

What does ethoscope mean?: A device allowing the study of the behaviour of an organism (typically fruit flies)
Where does ethoscope come from?: From etho- + -scope.

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