Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichnogenus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichno-genus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)der. English ichno- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genusbor. English genus English ichnogenus From ichno- (“trace”) + genus.

Inflected Forms

ichnogenera (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ichnofamily ichnogenetic ichnospecies ichnotaxon ichnotaxonomy

Questions

What does ichnogenus mean?: Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
Where does ichnogenus come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)der. English ichno- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genusbor. English genus English ichnogenus From ichno- (“trace”) + genus.

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