Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pediculous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pedicu-lous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Latin pediculosus. By surface analysis, pedic(u)le + -ous.

Questions

What does pediculous mean?
Alternative form of pedicular.
Where does pediculous come from?
Latin pediculosus. By surface analysis, pedic(u)le + -ous.

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