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detritivorous

/ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tri-tiv-o-rous
IPA
/ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on detritus.

Etymology

From detritus + -vorous.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more detritivorous (comparative) most detritivorous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

detritivore detritivory saprophage saprophagy

Synonyms

saprophagous

Rhymes With

carnivorous omnivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous

Questions

How do you pronounce detritivorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/.
What does detritivorous mean?
That feeds on detritus.
Where does detritivorous come from?
From detritus + -vorous.

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