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oxyrhynchus

/ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
oxyrhynchus
IPA
/ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/
32
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a fish with a pointed snout

noun

Mormyrus kannume

name

A city in Egypt.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “a kind of Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oxyrhynchus, ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/
  • British English: /ˌɑksiˈɹɪŋkəs/

Inflected Forms

oxyrhynchi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Oxyrhynchite oxyrhynchus medjed

Questions

How do you pronounce oxyrhynchus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒksɪˈɹɪŋkəs/.
What does oxyrhynchus mean?
a fish with a pointed snout
Where does oxyrhynchus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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