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haplolepidous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hap-lolepi-dous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a form of arthrodontous peristome:

adj

Being or relating to a form of arthrodontous peristome:

adj

Belonging to the family Haplolepidae.

Etymology

From New Latin haplolepideus, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “two-fold, single”) + λεπίδιον (lepídion, “small plate used to close a tube”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: haplolepideus, ἁπλόος

Inflected Forms

more haplolepidous (comparative) most haplolepidous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

diplolepidous sesquilepidous

Questions

What does haplolepidous mean?
Being or relating to a form of arthrodontous peristome:
Where does haplolepidous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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