Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

episquamosal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: episquamos-al
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated above the squamosal bone

noun

An ossification situated above the squamosal bone

Example Sentences

"The posterior margin of TMP 2011.051.0001 has four episquamosal loci, all of which are occupied by well-fused episquamosals."

Etymology

From epi- + squamosal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi

Inflected Forms

episquamosals (plural)

Questions

What does episquamosal mean?: Situated above the squamosal bone
Where does episquamosal come from?: From epi- + squamosal.

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