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lissotrichous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lis-sotri-c-hous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”) + θρίξ (thríx) + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λισσός

Inflected Forms

more lissotrichous (comparative) most lissotrichous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

leiotrichous

Synonyms

lissotrichian

Questions

What does lissotrichous mean?
Straight-haired or smooth-haired; belonging to the lissotrichi.
Where does lissotrichous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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