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xanthorism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xan-tho-rism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormal yellow pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of melanin.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xantho- + -ism?

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does xanthorism mean?
Abnormal yellow pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of melanin.
Where does xanthorism come from?
From xantho- + -ism?

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