Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilabiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-l-abi-ate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two lips; two-lipped.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English labiate English bilabiate From bi- + labiate.

Derived Forms

bilabiately nonbilabiate

Frequently Paired Words

bilabial

Synonyms

two-lipped

Questions

What does bilabiate mean?: Having two lips; two-lipped.
Where does bilabiate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English labiate English bilabiate From bi- + labiate.

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