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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elytroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elytroid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase).

Archaic

Etymology

From elytra + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more elytroid (comparative) most elytroid (superlative)

Synonyms

elytriform

Questions

What does elytroid mean?
Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase).
Where does elytroid come from?
From elytra + -oid.

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