Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digenetic

/daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ge-net-ic
IPA: /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.

Etymology

From digenesis + -ic, from di- (“two”) + genesis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
British English: /dʌɪ.dʒɪˈnɛt.ɪk/

Frequently Paired Words

Digenea digenic

Synonyms

heteroxenous metagenetic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce digenetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/.
What does digenetic mean?: Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.
Where does digenetic come from?: From digenesis + -ic, from di- (“two”) + genesis.

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