Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mallophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-lophagous
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on feathers.

Example Sentences

"The bird Ibis falcinellus is parasitized by at least seven species of mallophagous insects, each of which is specialized on a single feather type."

Frequently Paired Words

mallophagan

Questions

What does mallophagous mean?: Feeding on feathers.

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