Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auto-mimicry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-mimicry
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of automimicry.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This male auto-mimicry of stinging females is energetically costly and would be very unlikely to have evolved if it were not effective."

Etymology

From auto- + mimicry.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Usage

Inflected Forms

auto-mimicries (plural)

Questions

What does auto-mimicry mean?: Alternative form of automimicry.
Where does auto-mimicry come from?: From auto- + mimicry.

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