Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phy-tophage
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English -phage English phytophage From phyto- + -phage.

Inflected Forms

phytophages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phytophagy

Questions

What does phytophage mean?: herbivore
Where does phytophage come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- English -phage English phytophage From phyto- + -phage.

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