Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forefemur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forefe-mur
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The foremost part of the femur in the arthropod leg

Etymology

From fore- + femur.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

forefemora (plural) forefemurs (plural)

Questions

What does forefemur mean?: The foremost part of the femur in the arthropod leg
Where does forefemur come from?: From fore- + femur.

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