Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyosaurus

/ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: ichthyosaurus
IPA: /ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəs/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ichthyosaur.

Archaic

noun

Any members of the genus Ichthyosaurus.

Example Sentences

"A deadened burst of mighty splashes and snorts reached us from afar, as though an ichthyosaurus had been taking a bath of glitter in the great river."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to ichthyo- + -saurus.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ichthyosauri (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ichthyosaurus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəs/.
What does ichthyosaurus mean?: Alternative form of ichthyosaur.
Where does ichthyosaurus come from?: Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to ichthyo- + -saurus.

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