Speakur

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mastigure

/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mas-tig-ure
IPA
/ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.

Etymology

From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).

Inflected Forms

mastigures (plural)

Phrases

Bent's mastigure Egyptian mastigure Iranian mastigure Leptien's mastigure Macfadyen's mastigure Mesopotamian mastigure ornate mastigure princely mastigure

Questions

How do you pronounce mastigure?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæstɪɡjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does mastigure mean?
Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
Where does mastigure come from?
From translingual Mastigurus (“genus Uromastyx”), from Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”) + οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”). Compare Uromastyx. By surface analysis, mastigo- + -ure (“tail”).

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