Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entomophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-to-mophagous
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

feeding on insects; insectivorous

Example Sentences

"Humans are generalist feeds derived from a long lineage of entomophagous primates."

Etymology

From entomo- + -phagous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: entomo
Suffix: phagous

Inflected Forms

more entomophagous (comparative) most entomophagous (superlative)

Questions

What does entomophagous mean?: feeding on insects; insectivorous
Where does entomophagous come from?: From entomo- + -phagous.

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