Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrapair

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-pair
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring outside of a stable pairing.

Example Sentences

"But in a few instances, females were observed in extrapair copulations, after which they'd take a rock or two back to their own nest and the male wouldn't attack."

Etymology

From extra- + pair.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Inflected Forms

extra-pair (alternative)

Questions

What does extrapair mean?: Occurring outside of a stable pairing.
Where does extrapair come from?: From extra- + pair.

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