Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conchiferous

/kɒŋˈkɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: conchif-er-ous
IPA: /kɒŋˈkɪfəɹəs/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)

adj

Containing shells

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos, “shell”) + -i- + -ferous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kɒŋˈkɪfəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more conchiferous (comparative) most conchiferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

conchifer conchiform conchifragous

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce conchiferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒŋˈkɪfəɹəs/.
What does conchiferous mean?: Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs)
Where does conchiferous come from?: From Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos, “shell”) + -i- + -ferous.

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