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oligoxenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligoxe-nous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having several hosts during its life cycle

Etymology

From oligo- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos): “few” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

monoxenous

Questions

What does oligoxenous mean?
Having several hosts during its life cycle
Where does oligoxenous come from?
From oligo- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos): “few” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.

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