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operculiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-er-culif-er-ous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing an operculum.

Example Sentences

  • "operculiferous lobe"
  • "operculiferous body"

Etymology

From operculum + -i- + -ferous.

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does operculiferous mean?
Bearing an operculum.
Where does operculiferous come from?
From operculum + -i- + -ferous.

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