Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pachypod

/ˈpækɪˌpɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pachy-pod
IPA: /ˈpækɪˌpɑd/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of animals with thick feet.

Example Sentences

"In size and form of the bones this metapodium suggests comparison with the pachypod mammals, and most conspicuously, by the presence of five digits, with the elephant, in which the metapodial bones are equally large."

Etymology

From pachy- + -pod.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pachy
Suffix: pod

Inflected Forms

pachypods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pachypod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpækɪˌpɑd/.
What does pachypod mean?: Any of a group of animals with thick feet.
Where does pachypod come from?: From pachy- + -pod.

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