Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lifeform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
life-form
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any specific living organism.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English form English lifeform From life + form.

Inflected Forms

lifeforms (plural) life form (alternative) life-form (alternative)

Questions

What does lifeform mean?
Any specific living organism.
Where does lifeform come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life English form English lifeform From life + form.

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