Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biforous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-forous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"biforous spiracles"
"The true biforous spiracle has its opening completely divided by a transverse bar, leaving two usually rather slit-like openings."

Etymology

From Latin biforis (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice, two”) + foris (“door”).

Questions

What does biforous mean?: Biforate.
Where does biforous come from?: From Latin biforis (“having two doors”), from bis (“twice, two”) + foris (“door”).

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