Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suprageneric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
supra-gener-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a taxon at a rank above that of genus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English generic English suprageneric From supra- + generic.

Phrases

suprageneric name

Frequently Paired Words

suprageneric name

Questions

What does suprageneric mean?
Pertaining to a taxon at a rank above that of genus.
Where does suprageneric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English generic English suprageneric From supra- + generic.

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