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phytoplanktivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phy-to-plank-tiv-o-rous
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on phytoplankton

Etymology

From phyto- + planktivorous. By surface analysis, phyto- + plankt- + -i- + -vorous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does phytoplanktivorous mean?
That feeds on phytoplankton
Where does phytoplanktivorous come from?
From phyto- + planktivorous. By surface analysis, phyto- + plankt- + -i- + -vorous.

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