Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sauropsid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saurop-sid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Sauropsida, a comprehensive group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles (including birds).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”) literally "lizard face".

Inflected Forms

sauropsids (plural)

Questions

What does sauropsid mean?: A member of the Sauropsida, a comprehensive group of vertebrates comprising the reptiles (including birds).
Where does sauropsid come from?: From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”) literally "lizard face".

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