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hippotigrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-poti-grine
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs, “tiger”) + -ine, describing an equine with tigerlike stripes.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hippotigrine (comparative) most hippotigrine (superlative)

Synonyms

zebrine

Questions

What does hippotigrine mean?
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra.
Where does hippotigrine come from?
From the Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs, “tiger”) + -ine, describing an equine with tigerlike stripes.

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