Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mycophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-cophile
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.

Example Sentences

"Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference."

Etymology

From myco- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myco
Suffix: phile

Inflected Forms

mycophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mycophilia mycophilic

Synonyms

fungiphile fungophile

Questions

What does mycophile mean?: A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
Where does mycophile come from?: From myco- + -phile.

How to pronounce mycophile

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