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ziphioid

/ˈzɪfiɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ziph-i-oid
IPA
/ˈzɪfiɔɪd/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to the genus Ziphius.

adj

Alternative form of ziphiid (“of or related to the family Ziphiidae”).

noun

Any member of the genus Ziphius or family Ziphiidae.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Ziphius + -oid. Piecewise doublet of xiphioid.

Inflected Forms

ziphioids (plural)

Homonyms

xiphioid

Questions

How do you pronounce ziphioid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪfiɔɪd/.
What does ziphioid mean?
Of or related to the genus Ziphius.
Where does ziphioid come from?
From taxonomic name Ziphius + -oid. Piecewise doublet of xiphioid.

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