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galactophorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galac-tophorous
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Milk-carrying

Example Sentences

Etymology

From galacto- + -phore + -ous, from Ancient Greek γαλακτοφόρος (galaktophóros). Compare lactiferous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γαλακτοφόρος

Synonyms

lactiferous

Questions

What does galactophorous mean?
Milk-carrying
Where does galactophorous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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