Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jordanon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jor-danon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of microspecies

Dated

Example Sentences

"A compound species of 4 closely related jordanons adapted for but not entirely confined to life in subalpine bogs. One jordanon is endemic in Australia, one endemic in New Zealand, and the other two occur in both countries."
"Pterostylis trullifolia Hook, f., FI. Nov . Zel., 1, 1853, 249. A compound species of 3 closely related jordanons. The original description gives no indication as to which of the forms was the specific type. The species in one form or another has been recorded from the Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10. Much field work is yet needed to ascertain which jordanon occurs in which area."

Etymology

New Latin, from Alexis Jordan †1897 French biologist + -on, on analogy with taxon.

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: -on

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

jordanons (plural)

Synonyms

microspecies

Questions

What does jordanon mean?: Synonym of microspecies
Where does jordanon come from?: New Latin, from Alexis Jordan †1897 French biologist + -on, on analogy with taxon.

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