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malacoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mala-coid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

soft-bodied

Etymology

From malac- + -oid or malaco- + -id.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more malacoid (comparative) most malacoid (superlative)

Questions

What does malacoid mean?
soft-bodied
Where does malacoid come from?
From malac- + -oid or malaco- + -id.

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