Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thelytokous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-ly-tok-ous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That produces female offspring (only)

Etymology

From thelytoky + -ous.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-

Questions

What does thelytokous mean?
That produces female offspring (only)
Where does thelytokous come from?
From thelytoky + -ous.

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