Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monorchid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monorchid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only one testicle within the scrotum.

noun

A person having only one testicle within the scrotum.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English orchid English monorchid From mono- + orchid.

Inflected Forms

monorchids (plural)

Derived Forms

monorchidic monorchidism

Frequently Paired Words

cryptorchid polyorchid monorchism

Questions

What does monorchid mean?: Having only one testicle within the scrotum.
Where does monorchid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English orchid English monorchid From mono- + orchid.

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