Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoogamy

/zəʊˈɒɡəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoogamy
IPA: /zəʊˈɒɡəmi/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sexual reproduction of animals.

Uncountable

noun

zoophily (pollination by animals)

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English zoogamy From zoo- + -gamy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

zoögamy (alternative)

Derived Forms

zoogamous

Questions

How do you pronounce zoogamy?: The recorded pronunciation is /zəʊˈɒɡəmi/.
What does zoogamy mean?: The sexual reproduction of animals.
Where does zoogamy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English zoogamy From zoo- + -gamy.

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