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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lichenivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
licheniv-o-rous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on lichens.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lichen + -vorous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more lichenivorous (comparative) most lichenivorous (superlative)

Rhymes With

vegetivorous pollinivorous zooplanktivorous uncarnivorous

Questions

What does lichenivorous mean?
That feeds on lichens.
Where does lichenivorous come from?
From lichen + -vorous.

How to pronounce lichenivorous

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