Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithomimus

/oɹˌnɪ.θoʊˈmaɪ.məs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-nithomimus
IPA
/oɹˌnɪ.θoʊˈmaɪ.məs/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any relatively small theropod dinosaur of the genus †Ornithomimus, the first genus of the ornithomimids to be described.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ornithomimus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + Latin mīmus (“mimic”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oɹˌnɪ.θoʊˈmaɪ.məs/

Inflected Forms

ornithomimuses (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce ornithomimus?
The recorded pronunciation is /oɹˌnɪ.θoʊˈmaɪ.məs/.
What does ornithomimus mean?
Any relatively small theropod dinosaur of the genus †Ornithomimus, the first genus of the ornithomimids to be described.
Where does ornithomimus come from?
Borrowed from translingual Ornithomimus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + Latin mīmus (“mimic”).

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