Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astrobiologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
as-tro-bi-ol-o-gist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English biologist English astrobiologist From astro- + biologist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does astrobiologist mean?
A biologist whose speciality is astrobiology.
Where does astrobiologist come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English biologist English astrobiologist From astro- + biologist.

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