Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schizophagous

/skɪtˈsɒ.fə.ɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schizophagous
IPA: /skɪtˈsɒ.fə.ɡəs/

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is necrophagous in earlier stages of life and becomes predaceous later on.

Example Sentences

"70% of the specimens belonged to zoophagous species, 15% each to phytophagous and schizophagous ones. The majority of them originated from river banks, meadows, crop fields and waste land."

Etymology

From schizo- + -phagous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: schizo
Suffix: phagous

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /skɪtˈsɒ.fə.ɡəs/

Questions

How do you pronounce schizophagous?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɪtˈsɒ.fə.ɡəs/.
What does schizophagous mean?: That is necrophagous in earlier stages of life and becomes predaceous later on.
Where does schizophagous come from?: From schizo- + -phagous.

How to pronounce schizophagous

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