Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antifeeding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tifeed-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That prevents (a pest) from feeding

Example Sentences

"This has also been shown in a freshwater macrophyte, where induced antifeeding defense was accompanied by an induction of antimicrobial defense [42 ]."

Etymology

From anti- + feeding.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antifeeding mean?: That prevents (a pest) from feeding
Where does antifeeding come from?: From anti- + feeding.

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