Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opephoroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opephoroid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or characteristic of diatoms of the genus Opephora.

Example Sentences

"Valves in natural populations usually linear to lanceolate elongate with obtusely rounded apices, in culture rather linear elongate, sometimes opephoroid, with broadly rounded head pole and acutely rounded footpole, 6.5–13.3 (in culture), up to 18.9 (in natural population) μm long, 3–4.3 μm in width."

Etymology

Opephora + -oid

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oid

Questions

What does opephoroid mean?: Relating to or characteristic of diatoms of the genus Opephora.
Where does opephoroid come from?: Opephora + -oid

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