Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

didelphous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: didelp-hous
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of didelphic.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di-
Root: δελφύς
Suffix: -ous

Synonyms

didelphic

Questions

What does didelphous mean?: Synonym of didelphic.
Where does didelphous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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