Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorsibranchiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dorsibranchi-ate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.

Obsolete

noun

Any marine worm of the Dorsibranchiata.

Obsolete

Etymology

From dorsi- + branchiate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dorsi

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

dorsibranchiates (plural)

Questions

What does dorsibranchiate mean?: Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the former order Dorsibranchiata.
Where does dorsibranchiate come from?: From dorsi- + branchiate.

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