Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salamandroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sala-man-droid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

like a salamander

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor. Latin salamandra Anglo-Norman salamandrebor. Middle English salamandre English salamander English -oid English salamandroid From salamander + -oid.

Inflected Forms

more salamandroid (comparative) most salamandroid (superlative) salamandroids (plural)

Questions

What does salamandroid mean?
like a salamander
Where does salamandroid come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor. Latin salamandra Anglo-Norman salamandrebor. Middle English salamandre English salamander English -oid English salamandroid From salamander + -oid.

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