Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otophysan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oto-physan
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the fish of the Otophysi series within the Ostariophysi superorder, also known as the Otophysa in some classifications.

Example Sentences

"For soniferous otophysans, decreased auditory sensitivity is particularly harmful because it may reduce the capacity to detect acoustic signals from conspecifics."

Etymology

From Otophysi + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Otophysi

Inflected Forms

otophysans (plural)

Questions

What does otophysan mean?: Any of the fish of the Otophysi series within the Ostariophysi superorder, also known as the Otophysa in some classifications.
Where does otophysan come from?: From Otophysi + -an.

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