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insectiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sec-tif-er-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing or producing insects.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From insect + -i- + -ferous.

Inflected Forms

more insectiferous (comparative) most insectiferous (superlative)

Rhymes With

hydrogeniferous nitrogeniferous chloriniferous maculiferous tungsteniferous strontiferous thalliferous columniferous falciferous squamiferous filamentiferous vermiferous

Questions

What does insectiferous mean?
Containing or producing insects.
Where does insectiferous come from?
From insect + -i- + -ferous.

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