Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trophus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tro-phus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera.

Etymology

From Latin trophus, from Ancient Greek τροφός (trophós, “feeder”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: trophus, τροφός

Inflected Forms

trophi (plural)

Questions

What does trophus mean?: Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera.
Where does trophus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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