Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red alga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: red al-ga
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.

Inflected Forms

red algae (plural)

Synonyms

red seaweed

Questions

What does red alga mean?: Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in color.

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