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gynæcophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gy-næ-cophore
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained.

Example Sentences

Etymology

English compound: gynæc- + -o- + -phore: originates from Ancient Greek conjunction: γῠναικο- (gŭnaiko-, “female”) plus -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gynæcophores (plural)

Derived Forms

gynæcophoric

Questions

What does gynæcophore mean?
Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained.
Where does gynæcophore come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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