Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siphonophore

/saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: siphonophore
IPA: /saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

Example Sentences

"Is an individual hydra polyp analogous to an entire siphonophore colony – or is it more like a member of that colony?"
"However, two beaches in Tarragona in southern Catalonia were closed in July after Portuguese man o’war (Physalia physalis) were spotted in the water. The sting of this siphonophore (it is not technically a jellyfish, but they are closely related) is especially painful."

Etymology

From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: siphono
Root: Siphonophorae
Suffix: phore

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/

Inflected Forms

siphonophores (plural)

Derived Forms

siphonophorous

Phrases

giant siphonophore

Synonyms

siphonophoran

Questions

How do you pronounce siphonophore?: The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/.
What does siphonophore mean?: Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.
Where does siphonophore come from?: From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae.

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