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paurometabolous

/ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pau-ro-me-tab-o-lous
IPA
/ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.

adj

Characterizing a group of insects whose metamorphosis from immaturity to maturity is gradual and without sudden radical physical change; characterized by hemimetabolism.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros, “small, little”) + metabolous (“undergoing metamorphosis”), modeled after ametabolous, hemimetabolous. See Translingual Paurometabola (from New Latin).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παῦρος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/
  • British English: /ˌpɔː.ɹəʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/

Derived Forms

paurometabolism

Frequently Paired Words

paurometabolic

Questions

How do you pronounce paurometabolous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɔ.ɹoʊ.mɪˈtæb.ə.ləs/.
What does paurometabolous mean?
Of or belonging to the Paurometabola.
Where does paurometabolous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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