Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lepidosiren

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-i-dosiren
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lungfish.

Etymology

From lepido- + Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σειρήν

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does lepidosiren mean?
A lungfish.
Where does lepidosiren come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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