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metachrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metachro-sis
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to change colour by the expansion and contraction of chromatophores

Etymology

From meta- + Ancient Greek χρώσις (khrṓsis), from χρώς (khrṓs).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does metachrosis mean?
The ability to change colour by the expansion and contraction of chromatophores
Where does metachrosis come from?
From meta- + Ancient Greek χρώσις (khrṓsis), from χρώς (khrṓs).

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