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operculiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-er-culi-form
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a lid or cover.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin operculum (“a cover”) + -form. Compare French operculiforme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more operculiform (comparative) most operculiform (superlative)

Questions

What does operculiform mean?
Having the form of a lid or cover.
Where does operculiform come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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