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byssiferous

/bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
byssif-er-ous
IPA
/bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing a byssus or tuft.

Etymology

From byssus + -i- + -ferous.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

How do you pronounce byssiferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/.
What does byssiferous mean?
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
Where does byssiferous come from?
From byssus + -i- + -ferous.

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