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onocentaur

/ɒnəˈsɛntɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ono-cen-taur
IPA
/ɒnəˈsɛntɔː/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse.

Etymology

Late Latin onocentaurus, from Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros, from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”)).

Inflected Forms

onocentaurs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce onocentaur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒnəˈsɛntɔː/.
What does onocentaur mean?
A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse.
Where does onocentaur come from?
Late Latin onocentaurus, from Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros, from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”)).

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