Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bdelloid

/ˈdɛlɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bdel-loid
IPA: /ˈdɛlɔɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea

noun

A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -oid.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βδέλλα
Suffix: oid

Inflected Forms

bdelloids (plural)

Phrases

bdelloid rotifer

Questions

How do you pronounce bdelloid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛlɔɪd/.
What does bdelloid mean?: Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea
Where does bdelloid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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