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spirifer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
spir-ifer
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.

Etymology

From Latin spira (“a coil”) + fero (“to bear”).

Inflected Forms

spirifers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

spiriferine spiriferous

Questions

What does spirifer mean?
Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Where does spirifer come from?
From Latin spira (“a coil”) + fero (“to bear”).

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