Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratinophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ker-atinophage
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism that feeds on keratin.

Etymology

From keratin + -phage.

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Questions

What does keratinophage mean?
An organism that feeds on keratin.
Where does keratinophage come from?
From keratin + -phage.

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