Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matriphagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-t-riphagous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to matriphagy or an organism that practices it.

Etymology

From matriphagy + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does matriphagous mean?
Of or relating to matriphagy or an organism that practices it.
Where does matriphagous come from?
From matriphagy + -ous.

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