Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropochore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-pochore
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species that depends on anthropochory as a routine means of reproductive dispersal.

noun

A population of a species in a region where it does not natively occur, established by anthropochorous events in the past.

Example Sentences

"Although most anthropochores undoubtedly have been transported by man from the Old World to the New, there is evidence that at least some now known from Europe first became known from the United States and were carried east."

Etymology

From anthropo- + -chore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anthropo
Suffix: chore

Inflected Forms

anthropochores (plural)

Derived Forms

anthropochorous anthropochory

Questions

What does anthropochore mean?: A species that depends on anthropochory as a routine means of reproductive dispersal.
Where does anthropochore come from?: From anthropo- + -chore.

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