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oophoron

/oʊˈɒfəɹɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oophoron
IPA
/oʊˈɒfəɹɒn/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ovary.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοφόρον (ōiophóron, “egg-bearer”), neuter of ᾠοφόρος (ōiophóros, “egg-bearing”). By surface analysis, oo- + -phore + -on.

Inflected Forms

oophorons (plural)

Derived Forms

paroophoron

Phrases

oophor- oophoro-

Frequently Paired Words

oophore oophoric

Synonyms

ovary

Questions

How do you pronounce oophoron?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈɒfəɹɒn/.
What does oophoron mean?
Synonym of ovary.
Where does oophoron come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοφόρον (ōiophóron, “egg-bearer”), neuter of ᾠοφόρος (ōiophóros, “egg-bearing”). By surface analysis, oo- + -phore + -on.

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