How Do You Spell PULMONIFER?

Pronunciation: [pˈʌlmənˌa͡ɪfə] (IPA)

The word "pulmonifer" has an intricate spelling. It comes from two Latin-root words - "pulmō" meaning lung and "ferō" meaning carry. It is pronounced as pʌlˈmɒn ɪf ə. The IPA phonetic transcription reveals the pronunciation of the word as "pul-MON-i-fer". The word refers to something that carries or bears lungs. This word is commonly used in zoology and botany or other zoological and botanical studies, particularly in reference to organisms or plants that have lungs, like lungfish or the lungwort plant.

PULMONIFER Meaning and Definition

  1. An animal having lungs.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for PULMONIFER

  • -pulmonifera
  • oulmonifer
  • lulmonifer
  • -ulmonifer
  • 0ulmonifer
  • pylmonifer
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  • p8lmonifer
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  • pukmonifer
  • pupmonifer
  • puomonifer
  • pulnonifer
  • pulkonifer
  • puljonifer
  • pulminifer
  • pulmknifer
  • pulmlnifer

Etymology of PULMONIFER

The word pulmonifer is derived from Latin. It consists of two parts: pulmo, meaning lung, and fer, meaning to bear or to carry. Therefore, pulmonifer can be understood as lung-bearer or lung-carrier.

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