Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

didelphid

/daɪˈdɛlfɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: didel-phid
IPA: /daɪˈdɛlfɪd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of Didelphidae; opossum

Etymology

From di- + Ancient Greek δελφύς (delphús, “womb, uterus”) + -id.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di-
Root: δελφύς
Suffix: -id

Inflected Forms

didelphids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce didelphid?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈdɛlfɪd/.
What does didelphid mean?: A member of Didelphidae; opossum
Where does didelphid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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