Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovopyriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ovopy-ri-form
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.

Example Sentences

"The larva is an elongate ovopyriform hexapod, with a long terminal capitulum; it measures 0.6 mm. from tip of hypostome to posterior extremity, but gorged larvae attain to 4 mm. by 2 mm., and are then nearly oval."

Etymology

From ovo- (“egg”) + pyriform (“pear-shaped”).

Questions

What does ovopyriform mean?: Having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.
Where does ovopyriform come from?: From ovo- (“egg”) + pyriform (“pear-shaped”).

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