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oophorous

/oʊˈɒfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oophorous
IPA
/oʊˈɒfəɹəs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing eggs or ova.

Etymology

By surface analysis, oophor- + -ous.

Frequently Paired Words

oophoric oophoron

Questions

How do you pronounce oophorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈɒfəɹəs/.
What does oophorous mean?
Containing eggs or ova.
Where does oophorous come from?
By surface analysis, oophor- + -ous.

How to pronounce oophorous

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