Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletonizer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
skele-toniz-er
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

Etymology

From skeletonize + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

skeletonizers (plural)

Phrases

almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth apple-and-thorn skeletonizer apple leaf skeletonizer birch skeletonizer blackberry skeletonizer fig-tree skeletonizer moth grapeleaf skeletonizer maple trumpet skeletonizer moth

Questions

What does skeletonizer mean?
Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.
Where does skeletonizer come from?
From skeletonize + -er.

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