Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lac-tant
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lactans, present participle of lactare (“to suck”), from lac, lactis (“milk”).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does lactant mean?
lactating; producing milk.
Where does lactant come from?
From Latin lactans, present participle of lactare (“to suck”), from lac, lactis (“milk”).

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