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cuvier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
cu-vi-er
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fermenting room of a winery

name

A surname from French

name

Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuvier (“vat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cuviers (plural)

Derived Forms

Cuvierian

Phrases

Cuvier's dwarf caiman Cuvier's rail

Questions

What does cuvier mean?
Fermenting room of a winery
Where does cuvier come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce cuvier

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