semelparous
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/ˈsɛməlpərəs/
Definition of semelparous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Reproducing only once in a lifetime.
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Etymology
From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.
Words you can make from semelparous
200+ playable · top: SUPERMALES (14 pts)
Best play supermales 14 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
8 words8-letter words
29 words- AMPOULES 12 pts
- EMPALERS 12 pts
- PLEROMAS 12 pts
- PRESUMES 12 pts
- RAMPOLES 12 pts
- RESAMPLE 12 pts
- RUMPLESS 12 pts
- SAMPLERS 12 pts
- SPERMOUS 12 pts
- SUPREMES 12 pts
- SUPREMOS 12 pts
- ESPOUSAL 10 pts
- ESPOUSER 10 pts
- MEASURES 10 pts
- MESOSAUR 10 pts
- PAROLEES 10 pts
- PERUSALS 10 pts
- PLEASERS 10 pts
- PLEASURE 10 pts
- PRESALES 10 pts
- RAMULOSE 10 pts
- REASSUME 10 pts
- RELAPSES 10 pts
- REPOSALS 10 pts
- REPOUSSE 10 pts
- REPULSES 10 pts
- SEPALOUS 10 pts
- SPORULES 10 pts
- AUREOLES 8 pts
7-letter words
95 words- AMPERES 11 pts
- AMPOULE 11 pts
- AMPULES 11 pts
- EMPALER 11 pts
- EMPALES 11 pts
- EMPRESS 11 pts
- LAMPERS 11 pts
- LUMPERS 11 pts
- MAPLESS 11 pts
- PALMERS 11 pts
- PLEROMA 11 pts
- PLUMOSE 11 pts
- PREMEAL 11 pts
- PRESUME 11 pts
- PUMELOS 11 pts
- RAMPOLE 11 pts
- RUMPLES 11 pts
- SAMPLER 11 pts
- SAMPLES 11 pts
- SUPREME 11 pts
- SUPREMO 11 pts
- AMUSERS 9 pts
- ARMLESS 9 pts
- ASPERSE 9 pts
- ASSUMER 9 pts
- ELAPSES 9 pts
- ELOPERS 9 pts
- ESPOUSE 9 pts
- LAPSERS 9 pts
- LEAPERS 9 pts
- LEMURES 9 pts
- LEPROSE 9 pts
- LEPROUS 9 pts
- MASSEUR 9 pts
- MAULERS 9 pts
- MEASLES 9 pts
- MEASURE 9 pts
- MORALES 9 pts
- MORSELS 9 pts
- MORULAE 9 pts
- MORULAS 9 pts
- MOUSERS 9 pts
- PARESES 9 pts
- PARLOUS 9 pts
- PAROLEE 9 pts
- PAROLES 9 pts
- PAUSERS 9 pts
- PELORUS 9 pts
- PERUSAL 9 pts
- PERUSES 9 pts
- PLEASER 9 pts
- PLEASES 9 pts
- PLESSOR 9 pts
- PLEURAE 9 pts
- PLEURAS 9 pts
- POSEURS 9 pts
- PRESALE 9 pts
- PULSARS 9 pts
- PULSERS 9 pts
- RELAPSE 9 pts
- RELUMES 9 pts
- REPEALS 9 pts
- REPOSAL 9 pts
- REPOSES 9 pts
- REPULSE 9 pts
- RESUMES 9 pts
- SAPELES 9 pts
- SAPOURS 9 pts
- SEAMERS 9 pts
- SERAPES 9 pts
- SEROMAS 9 pts
- SERUMAL 9 pts
- SLOPERS 9 pts
- SOAPERS 9 pts
- SPLORES 9 pts
- SPORULE 9 pts
- SPOUSAL 9 pts
- UPSOARS 9 pts
- AREOLES 7 pts
- AROUSES 7 pts
- AUREOLE 7 pts
- EARLESS 7 pts
- LASSOER 7 pts
- LEASERS 7 pts
- OARLESS 7 pts
- RESALES 7 pts
- RESEALS 7 pts
- RESEAUS 7 pts
- RESOLES 7 pts
- SAURELS 7 pts
- SEALERS 7 pts
- SEROSAE 7 pts
- SEROSAL 7 pts
- SOLERAS 7 pts
- UREASES 7 pts
6-letter words
66 words- AMPERE 10 pts
- AMPLER 10 pts
- AMPULE 10 pts
- AMPULS 10 pts
- EMPALE 10 pts
- LUMPER 10 pts
- MAPLES 10 pts
- MOPERS 10 pts
- AMEERS 8 pts
- AMOLES 8 pts
- AMOURS 8 pts
- AMUSER 8 pts
- AMUSES 8 pts
- ASLEEP 8 pts
- ASLOPE 8 pts
- ASPERS 8 pts
- ASSUME 8 pts
- ELAPSE 8 pts
- ELOPER 8 pts
- ELOPES 8 pts
- EPOSES 8 pts
- LAPSER 8 pts
- LAPSES 8 pts
- LAPSUS 8 pts
- LARUMS 8 pts
- LEAPER 8 pts
- LEMURS 8 pts
- LEPERS 8 pts
- LOPERS 8 pts
- LOUMAS 8 pts
- LOUPES 8 pts
- MARSES 8 pts
- MASERS 8 pts
- MAULER 8 pts
- MEASLE 8 pts
- MERLES 8 pts
- MOLARS 8 pts
- MORALE 8 pts
- MORALS 8 pts
- MORASS 8 pts
- MORELS 8 pts
- MORSEL 8 pts
- MORULA 8 pts
- MOSSER 8 pts
- MOUSER 8 pts
- MOUSES 8 pts
- MOUSSE 8 pts
- MURALS 8 pts
- MUSERS 8 pts
- MUSSEL 8 pts
- AREOLE 6 pts
- AROUSE 6 pts
- ASSURE 6 pts
- EASELS 6 pts
- EASERS 6 pts
- ERASES 6 pts
- EROSES 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LASERS 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- LEASES 6 pts
- LESSER 6 pts
- LESSOR 6 pts
- LOSERS 6 pts
- LOUSES 6 pts
- LUESES 6 pts
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