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carniferous

/kɑːˈnɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
carnif-er-ous
IPA
/kɑːˈnɪfəɹəs/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of carnivorous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kɑːˈnɪfəɹəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more carniferous (comparative) most carniferous (superlative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce carniferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːˈnɪfəɹəs/.
What does carniferous mean?
Obsolete form of carnivorous.

How to pronounce carniferous

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