Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroorganism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macroor-gan-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens).

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- English organism English macroorganism From macro- + organism.

Inflected Forms

macroorganisms (plural) macro-organism (alternative) macroörganism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

microorganism

Questions

What does macroorganism mean?: Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens).
Where does macroorganism 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- English organism English macroorganism From macro- + organism.

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