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caudectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caudec-to-my
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.

Etymology

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

caudectomies (plural)

Synonyms

docking

Rhymes With

bafflectomy cardioectomy cashectomy bulbectomy tumorectomy dactylectomy callosumectomy thrombendarteriectomy thromboendoarterioectomy allatectomy encephalectomy pericystectomy

Questions

What does caudectomy mean?
The surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.
Where does caudectomy come from?
From Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ectomy.

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