Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piloerect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-lo-erect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce piloerection.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The ability of some humans to consciously piloerect suggests even more similarity between humans and non-human animals."

Etymology

From pilo- + erect.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

piloerects (present, singular) piloerecting (participle, present) piloerected (participle, past) piloerected (past)

Questions

What does piloerect mean?: To produce piloerection.
Where does piloerect come from?: From pilo- + erect.

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