Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saprotrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sapro-tro-phy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

saprotrophic feeding

Uncountable

Etymology

From sapro- + -trophy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does saprotrophy mean?
saprotrophic feeding
Where does saprotrophy come from?
From sapro- + -trophy.

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