Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyrtocone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cyr-to-cone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.

Etymology

From cyrto- + cone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyrto-
Suffix: cone

Inflected Forms

cyrtocones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cyrtoceracone

Questions

What does cyrtocone mean?: A curved (cyrtoconic) form of the young shell that succeeds the more primitive orthocone in nautiloid cephalopods.
Where does cyrtocone come from?: From cyrto- + cone.

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