Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emery's rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: emery's rule
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The rule that social parasites generally tend to be parasites of species or genera to which they are closely related.

Etymology

Named after entomologist Carlo Emery, who noticed it in insects in 1909.

Questions

What does emery's rule mean?: The rule that social parasites generally tend to be parasites of species or genera to which they are closely related.
Where does emery's rule come from?: Named after entomologist Carlo Emery, who noticed it in insects in 1909.

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