Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoophaga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoopha-ga
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”)

Inflected Forms

zoöphaga (alternative)

Questions

What does zoophaga mean?: An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.
Where does zoophaga come from?: New Latin, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”)

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