Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoophilous

/zuˈɒfɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoophilous
IPA
/zuˈɒfɪləs/
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of zoophily (pollinated by animals).

Etymology

From zoo- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more zoophilous (comparative) most zoophilous (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce zoophilous?
The recorded pronunciation is /zuˈɒfɪləs/.
What does zoophilous mean?
Of, pertaining to, or pollinated by means of zoophily (pollinated by animals).
Where does zoophilous come from?
From zoo- + -philous.

How to pronounce zoophilous

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