Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gymnotus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gym-no-tus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.

Example Sentences

"You […] arm in waves, electric in his ire, / The dread Gymnotus with ethereal fire."

Etymology

From translingual Gymnotus (genus name).

Word Breakdown

Root: Gymnotus

Inflected Forms

gymnotuses (plural)

Questions

What does gymnotus mean?: Any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.
Where does gymnotus come from?: From translingual Gymnotus (genus name).

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