Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planktivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plank-tiv-o-rous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consuming or eating plankton

Etymology

From plankton + -vorous. By surface analysis, plankt- + -i- + -vore + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plankton

Derived Forms

phytoplanktivorous

Frequently Paired Words

carnivorous insectivorous omnivorous

Rhymes With

carnivorous omnivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous

Questions

What does planktivorous mean?: Consuming or eating plankton
Where does planktivorous come from?: From plankton + -vorous. By surface analysis, plankt- + -i- + -vore + -ous.

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