Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyoplanktology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichthy-oplank-tol-o-gy
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the free-floating larvae of fish

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It comes as no surprise that all 58 larvae provided by the IEO and OCEANA-Marviva project were correctly identified, since their staff are leading experts in the field of ichthyoplanktology."

Etymology

From ichthyo- + planktology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ichthyo

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ichthyoplanktologist ichthyoplanktological

Questions

What does ichthyoplanktology mean?: The study of the free-floating larvae of fish
Where does ichthyoplanktology come from?: From ichthyo- + planktology.

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