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monophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monophagous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That eats only one kind of food

adj

That (prefers to) eat alone

Etymology

From mono- + phage + -ous: Compare Koine Greek μονοφάγος (monophágos, “that eats alone”).

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

monophagian monophagize oligophagous

Antonyms

polyphagous euryphagous omnivorous

Questions

What does monophagous mean?
That eats only one kind of food
Where does monophagous come from?
From mono- + phage + -ous: Compare Koine Greek μονοφάγος (monophágos, “that eats alone”).

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