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scotophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sco-tophilic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That thrives in darkness or low light levels

adj

That loves the Scots or Scotland.

Uncountable

Etymology

From scoto- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scoto- (alternative) Scotto- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scotophilia

Questions

What does scotophilic mean?
That thrives in darkness or low light levels
Where does scotophilic come from?
From scoto- + -philic.

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