Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratborne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rat-borne
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Transmitted by rats.

Example Sentences

"And your Caribbeans with their spliffs and their potbelly toddlers and their like daily barbecues and ratborne hanta viruses and sugary drinks with pig blood at the bottom? Slam the cell door, eat the key."

Etymology

From rat + -borne.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rat

Questions

What does ratborne mean?: Transmitted by rats.
Where does ratborne come from?: From rat + -borne.

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