Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimorphous

/daɪˈmɔːfəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-mor-phous
IPA: /daɪˈmɔːfəs/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.

Etymology

From di- + morph + -ous or di- + -morphous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈmɔːfəs/

Derived Forms

isodimorphous

Frequently Paired Words

Dimorphos

Synonyms

bimorphic bimorphous dimorphic

Questions

How do you pronounce dimorphous?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈmɔːfəs/.
What does dimorphous mean?: Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
Where does dimorphous come from?: From di- + morph + -ous or di- + -morphous.

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