Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallacean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wal-lacean
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.

adj

Of or relating to Wallacea (a group of Indonesian islands).

Example Sentences

"While the Philippines have a large Sundaland biotic component, there is a significant Wallacean, New Guinea and Australian element in the biota. The evolutuonary relationships of some of the iconic taxa suggest a Wallacean and Gondwanan origin."
"This species is essentially Wallacean, but it is known from two areas in Sundaic Indonesia as we define it."

Etymology

From Wallace + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Wallace

Inflected Forms

more Wallacean (comparative) most Wallacean (superlative)

Phrases

Wallacean cuckooshrike Wallacean drongo Wallacean whistler

Questions

What does wallacean mean?: Of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
Where does wallacean come from?: From Wallace + -an.

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