Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beryciform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beryci-form
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes

noun

Any fish of the order Beryciformes.

Example Sentences

"Here, cold water rises from the depths, sometimes bringing with it deep-dwelling oddities such as the big-eyed beryciforms: shiny slimeheads and fangteeth."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform.

Inflected Forms

beryciforms (plural)

Questions

What does beryciform mean?: Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
Where does beryciform come from?: From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform.

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