Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iteroparous

/ˈɪtəroʊpærəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iteroparous
IPA: /ˈɪtəroʊpærəs/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

reproducing more than once in a lifetime

Etymology

From Latin iterum (“again, a second time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: iterum

Frequently Paired Words

iterate iteroparity

Antonyms

semelparous

Questions

How do you pronounce iteroparous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪtəroʊpærəs/.
What does iteroparous mean?: reproducing more than once in a lifetime
Where does iteroparous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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