Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallimimus

/ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lim-imus
IPA: /ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theropod dinosaur of the genus Gallimimus that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-der.? Latin gallus Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos)bor. Latin mīmus taxonomic name Gallimimuslbor. English gallimimus Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Gallimimus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/

Inflected Forms

gallimimi (plural) gallimimuses (plural)

Rhymes With

primus thymus deimos

Questions

How do you pronounce gallimimus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/.
What does gallimimus mean?: A theropod dinosaur of the genus Gallimimus that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.
Where does gallimimus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-der.? Latin gallus Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos)bor. Latin mīmus taxonomic name Gallimimuslbor. English gallimimus Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Gallimimus.

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