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morpho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
mor-pho
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

morphos (plural)

Phrases

Lympharis morpho stub-tailed morpho

Questions

What does morpho mean?
Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.
Where does morpho come from?
From the genus name, translingual Morpho, from Ancient Greek μορφώ (morphṓ, “the Shapely One”) (a name of Aphrodite).

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