Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euryphagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ryphagous
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on a large variety of food.

Example Sentences

"Yellow-rumped warblers are euryphagous."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus Proto-Hellenic *eurús Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s)der. English eury- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English euryphagous From eury- + -phagous.

Inflected Forms

more euryphagous (comparative) most euryphagous (superlative)

Derived Forms

euryphage euryphagy

Synonyms

polyphage

Antonyms

stenophagous

Questions

What does euryphagous mean?: Feeding on a large variety of food.
Where does euryphagous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁werH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérus Proto-Hellenic *eurús Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s)der. English eury- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English euryphagous From eury- + -phagous.

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