Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-predator

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-preda-tor
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English predator English anti-predator From anti- + predator.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does anti-predator mean?
That provides a defence against predation or predators.
Where does anti-predator come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English predator English anti-predator From anti- + predator.

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