Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoarium

/zoʊˈɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoar-i-um
IPA: /zoʊˈɛɹi.əm/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colony of zooids.

Example Sentences

"The zoarium is unilaminate or bilaminate."
"Cellariiform, the orifices nearly confined to the convex frontal and lateral surfaces; the basal surface with a strong median calcareous keel, almost concealed by a flat membranous epitheca, which covers the whole zoarium […]"

Etymology

From Latin; equivalent to zo- + -arium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zo
Root: -
Suffix: arium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zoʊˈɛɹi.əm/
British English: /zəʊˈɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

zoaria (plural)

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce zoarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /zoʊˈɛɹi.əm/.
What does zoarium mean?: A colony of zooids.
Where does zoarium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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