Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleovirology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-le-ovi-rol-o-gy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of ancient, now-extinct viruses.

Uncountable

Etymology

From paleo- + virology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

palaeovirology (alternative) palæovirology (alternative)

Questions

What does paleovirology mean?
The study of ancient, now-extinct viruses.
Where does paleovirology come from?
From paleo- + virology.

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