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ommatophore

/əˈmæ.tə.fɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
om-matophore
IPA
/əˈmæ.tə.fɔɹ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eyestalk.

Etymology

From the stem form of Ancient Greek ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”) + -phore.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈmæ.tə.fɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈɒ.mə.tə.fɔː/

Inflected Forms

ommatophores (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ommatophore?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈmæ.tə.fɔɹ/.
What does ommatophore mean?
An eyestalk.
Where does ommatophore come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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