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heterovalvar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-eroval-var
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a diatom: having dissimilar valves.

Etymology

From hetero- + valvar.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does heterovalvar mean?
Of a diatom: having dissimilar valves.
Where does heterovalvar come from?
From hetero- + valvar.

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