Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biodistance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biodis-tance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the biological relatedness of historical or prehistoric groups of humans

Example Sentences

"Spence [23 ] reported a biodistance analysis of cranial, dental, and postcranial traits in human remains from Teotihuacan showing a preference for patrilocality."

Etymology

From bio- + distance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Inflected Forms

biodistances (plural)

Questions

What does biodistance mean?: A measure of the biological relatedness of historical or prehistoric groups of humans
Where does biodistance come from?: From bio- + distance.

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