Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophicephalous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oph-i-cephalous
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

snake-headed

Etymology

From ophio- + -cephalous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ophicephalous mean?
snake-headed
Where does ophicephalous come from?
From ophio- + -cephalous.

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