Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saprolegniaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sapro-leg-ni-a-ceous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the family Saprolegniaceae of oomycetes.

Etymology

From Saprolegniaceae + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does saprolegniaceous mean?
Belonging to the family Saprolegniaceae of oomycetes.
Where does saprolegniaceous come from?
From Saprolegniaceae + -ous.

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