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lepidophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-i-dophagy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The feeding on scales (of other fish).

Uncountable

Etymology

From lepido- (“scaly”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

lepidophage lepidophagous

Questions

What does lepidophagy mean?
The feeding on scales (of other fish).
Where does lepidophagy come from?
From lepido- (“scaly”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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