Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electrovore

/ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tro-vore
IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism or entity which feeds on electricity.

Example Sentences

"In Cosmos, Carl Sagan speculates on the existence of extraterrestrial civilisations, which he characterises pretentiously by means of hypothetical summaries such as: "cryogen supercooled electrovores with neutron crystal dense packing and modular starminers ...""
"! WE DO NOT CONSUME EARTH FOOD. WE ARE ELECTROVORES. IF YOU ! HAVE A SURGE PROTECTOR WE WOULD BE MOST OBLIGED."
"There were, Gregory knew, AIs residing within implants in dolphin brains now designed to bridge the linguistic barriers between the species, but those translations had only proven that dolphin brains were as alien to humans as the group minds of the abyssal electrovores inhabiting the under-ice ocean of Enceladus."

Etymology

From electro- + -vore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: electro
Suffix: vore

Inflected Forms

electrovores (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce electrovore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/.
What does electrovore mean?: An organism or entity which feeds on electricity.
Where does electrovore come from?: From electro- + -vore.

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