Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eurypterid

/jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-rypterid
IPA: /jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id.

Word Breakdown

Root: Eurypterida

Inflected Forms

eurypterids (plural)

Synonyms

sea scorpion

Questions

How do you pronounce eurypterid?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊəˈɹɪp.tə.ɹɪd/.
What does eurypterid mean?: A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
Where does eurypterid come from?: Borrowed from translingual Eurypterida. By surface analysis, eury- + -pter + -id.

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