Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroalga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macroal-ga
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Large algae, often living attached in dense beds, such as kelp.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin algalbor. English alga English macroalga From macro- + alga.

Inflected Forms

macroalgae (plural)

Derived Forms

macroalgal

Antonyms

microalga

Questions

What does macroalga mean?: Large algae, often living attached in dense beds, such as kelp.
Where does macroalga come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Latin algalbor. English alga English macroalga From macro- + alga.

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