Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophiotaurus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophio-tau-rus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythical creature, part bull and part serpent.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀφιόταυρος (Ophiótauros, “cow-serpent”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀφιόταυρος

Questions

What does ophiotaurus mean?: A mythical creature, part bull and part serpent.
Where does ophiotaurus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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