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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostreophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-treophagous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

oyster-eating

Etymology

(Greek) ostreo- + -phagous Ostrei (Latin) genitive singular to ostreum (Latin) Alternative form of oyster

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

ostreophagist

Questions

What does ostreophagous mean?
oyster-eating
Where does ostreophagous come from?
(Greek) ostreo- + -phagous Ostrei (Latin) genitive singular to ostreum (Latin) Alternative form of oyster

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