Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiroteuthid

/ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ro-teuthid
IPA: /ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.

adj

Relating to, of characteristic of, squids of the family Chiroteuthidae.

Example Sentences

"All chiroteuthids have distinct tentacles and club morphology, but given the extreme length and fragility of these structures, they are often lost during capture, especially in nets, or when specimens have been recovered from fisheries^([sic]) bycatch."
"Members of the “chiroteuthid lineage” which apparently includes the Chiroteuthidae, Mastigoteuthidae, Joubiniteuthidae, Batoteuthidae, Promachoteuthidae and “big-fin” may all have secondarily derived tentacular clubs."
"The chiroteuthid families are a clade united morphologically by the absence of a primary tentacle club and the presence of a secondary tentacle club, comprising six families: the Chiroteuthidae, Mastigoteuthidae, Joubiniteuthidae, Promachoteuthidae, Batoteuthidae, and Magnapinnidae."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chiroteuthidae, from Chiroteuthis (type genus) + -idae (family suffix), from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”). By surface analysis, translingual Chiroteuthis + -id.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Chiroteuthis, χείρ
Root: *ǵʰes-, Chiroteuthidae
Suffix: -idae, τευθίς

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/

Inflected Forms

chiroteuthids (plural) more chiroteuthid (comparative) most chiroteuthid (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

batoteuthid joubiniteuthid magnapinnid mastigoteuthid promachoteuthid

Synonyms

whiplash squid

Questions

How do you pronounce chiroteuthid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/.
What does chiroteuthid mean?: Any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.
Where does chiroteuthid come from?: Borrowed from translingual Chiroteuthidae, from Chiroteuthis (type genus) + -idae (family suffix), from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”). By surface analysis, translingual Chiroteuthis + -id.

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