Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirbyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kir-byan
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to William Kirby (entomologist) (1759–1850), English entomologist.

Etymology

From Kirby + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Kirbyan (comparative) most Kirbyan (superlative)

Questions

What does kirbyan mean?
Of or relating to William Kirby (entomologist) (1759–1850), English entomologist.
Where does kirbyan come from?
From Kirby + -an.

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