Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palaeovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palaeovirus
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Old, obsolete virus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English virus English palaeovirus From palaeo- + virus.

Questions

What does palaeovirus mean?
Old, obsolete virus.
Where does palaeovirus come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English virus English palaeovirus From palaeo- + virus.

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