liopleurodon
noun
liopleurodon is spelled L-I-O-P-L-E-U-R-O-D-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, liopleurodon means “Any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of liopleurodon is liopleurodons.
How many letters and syllables are in liopleurodon?
| Letters | 12: L-I-O-P-L-E-U-R-O-D-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is liopleurodon?
Liopleurodon appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of liopleurodon
- liopleurodons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does liopleurodon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does liopleurodon come from?
From the genus name (from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos) + pleuro- + -odon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).