Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microteiid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crotei-id
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Example Sentences

"MICROTEIID This lizard has a slender, shiny body in two tones of brown and resembles a skink (pp.81–86). It has short, well-developed limbs and, owing to its long, slim body shape, it runs in a serpentine motion."

Etymology

From micro- + teiid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microteiids (plural)

Synonyms

gymnophthalmid

Questions

What does microteiid mean?: Any lizard of the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Where does microteiid come from?: From micro- + teiid.

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