Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acetabuliferous

/ˌæsɪtæbjuːˈlɪfəɹʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-etab-u-lif-er-ous
IPA: /ˌæsɪtæbjuːˈlɪfəɹʊs/

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.

Etymology

Latin acetabuliferosa, from acetabulum (“little cup”) + -ferous

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ferous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

How do you pronounce acetabuliferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæsɪtæbjuːˈlɪfəɹʊs/.
What does acetabuliferous mean?: Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
Where does acetabuliferous come from?: Latin acetabuliferosa, from acetabulum (“little cup”) + -ferous

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