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hippurite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pu-rite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ite

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hippurites (plural)

Derived Forms

hippuritic

Questions

What does hippurite mean?
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippuritida, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.
Where does hippurite come from?
Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ite

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