Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellerophon

/bɪˈlɛrəf(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: bellerophon
IPA: /bɪˈlɛrəf(ə)n/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.

name

A mythical hero, best known for slaying the Chimera.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Βελλεροφῶν, Βελλεροφόντης

Inflected Forms

bellerophons (plural)

Derived Forms

Bellerophonic

Questions

How do you pronounce bellerophon?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈlɛrəf(ə)n/.
What does bellerophon mean?: Any member of the genus †Bellerophon of fossil gastropod shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, and peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
Where does bellerophon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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