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cryptobranchiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-to-branchi-ate
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.

Etymology

From crypto- + branchiate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cryptobranchiate (comparative) most cryptobranchiate (superlative) cryptobranchiates (plural)

Questions

What does cryptobranchiate mean?
Having concealed, retractile or rudimentary gills, such as the axolotl.
Where does cryptobranchiate come from?
From crypto- + branchiate.

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