Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gen. et sp. nov.

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
gen. et sp. nov.
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

new genus and species

Etymology

From Latin genus et species novus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gen. & sp. nov. (alternative, uncommon)

Phrases

gen. nov. sp. nov.

Frequently Paired Words

gen. gen. nov. nov. sp. sp. nov. et

Questions

What does gen. et sp. nov. mean?
new genus and species
Where does gen. et sp. nov. come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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