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micropod

/ˈmaɪkɹəpɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-p-od
IPA
/ˈmaɪkɹəpɒd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.

Obsolete

Etymology

From New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

micropods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce micropod?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪkɹəpɒd/.
What does micropod mean?
A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.
Where does micropod come from?
From New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.

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