Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xerine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xerine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae.

adj

Of or relating to the subfamily Xerinae of African ground squirrels.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:xerine."

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Xerinae.

Inflected Forms

xerines (plural)

Questions

What does xerine mean?: Any squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae.
Where does xerine come from?: Borrowed from taxonomic name Xerinae.

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