Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephaloprothorax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalo-pro-tho-rax
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans

Etymology

From cephalo- + prothorax.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cephaloprothoraxes (plural) cephaloprothoraces (plural)

Questions

What does cephaloprothorax mean?
The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans
Where does cephaloprothorax come from?
From cephalo- + prothorax.

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