Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deuteroconch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deute-ro-conch
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods

Example Sentences

"A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be."

Etymology

From deutero- + conch.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deutero

Inflected Forms

deuteroconches (plural) deuteroconchs (plural)

Questions

What does deuteroconch mean?: The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods
Where does deuteroconch come from?: From deutero- + conch.

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