Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microswine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croswine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.

Example Sentences

"Microswine with characteristics such as we have seen in the Panepinto hybrid strain afford the investigator a supple, soft skin surface which is similar to humans and may be manipulated easily by injection of DNA or the application of DNA vehicles."
"Yucatan™ miniature and microswine, weighing 20–45 kg, were purchased from Sinclair Bio-resources (Windham, MA)."

Etymology

From micro- + swine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does microswine mean?: A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.
Where does microswine come from?: From micro- + swine.

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