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zonure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zonure
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonurus (now Smaug), common in rocky environments.

Etymology

From translingual Zonurus, from zon- (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”) + -urus (“-tailed”), from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Inflected Forms

zonures (plural)

Questions

What does zonure mean?
Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus Zonurus (now Smaug), common in rocky environments.
Where does zonure come from?
From translingual Zonurus, from zon- (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”) + -urus (“-tailed”), from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

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