Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiphosuran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xipho-suran
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.

adj

Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Xiphosura + English -an.

Inflected Forms

xiphosurans (plural)

Questions

What does xiphosuran mean?: Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.
Where does xiphosuran come from?: From taxonomic name Xiphosura + English -an.

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