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psammophile

/ˈsæməfaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psam-mophile
IPA
/ˈsæməfaɪl/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arenophile, a sand-loving organism.

Etymology

From psammo- (“sand-”) + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

psammophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

psammophilous

Questions

How do you pronounce psammophile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæməfaɪl/.
What does psammophile mean?
An arenophile, a sand-loving organism.
Where does psammophile come from?
From psammo- (“sand-”) + -phile.

How to pronounce psammophile

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