Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metatherian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metathe-ri-an
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.

noun

A member of the infraclass Metatheria.

Example Sentences

"The pouched metatherians, the progenitors of marsupials, used to be common all over North America."

Etymology

Metatheria + -an

Word Breakdown

Suffix: an

Inflected Forms

more metatherian (comparative) most metatherian (superlative) metatherians (plural)

Questions

What does metatherian mean?: Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.
Where does metatherian come from?: Metatheria + -an

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