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keratophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

adj

That feeds on hair, nails and similar hard tissue

Etymology

From kerato- + -phagous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does keratophagous mean?
That feeds on hair, nails and similar hard tissue
Where does keratophagous come from?
From kerato- + -phagous.

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