Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strongyloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strongy-loid
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like, or relating to genus Strongylus of parasitic nematode worms.

noun

Any worm of the genus Strongylus.

Etymology

Strongylus + -oid

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oid

Inflected Forms

more strongyloid (comparative) most strongyloid (superlative) strongyloids (plural)

Derived Forms

strongyloidiasis strongyloidosis

Questions

What does strongyloid mean?: Like, or relating to genus Strongylus of parasitic nematode worms.
Where does strongyloid come from?: Strongylus + -oid

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