Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semelparous

/ˈsɛməlpərəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semel-parous
IPA: /ˈsɛməlpərəs/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reproducing only once in a lifetime.

Etymology

From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: semel

Derived Forms

semelparously semelparousness

Frequently Paired Words

semelparity

Antonyms

iteroparous

Questions

How do you pronounce semelparous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛməlpərəs/.
What does semelparous mean?: Reproducing only once in a lifetime.
Where does semelparous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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