Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metazona

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-zona
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of metazone.

Obsolete

noun

The posterior section of a body segment of a millipede, bearing the legs, paraterga, and ozopores.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English zona English metazona From meta- + zona. Piecewise doublet of metazone.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

metazonae (plural)

Derived Forms

metazonal

Frequently Paired Words

prozona

Questions

What does metazona mean?: Alternative form of metazone.
Where does metazona come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English zona English metazona From meta- + zona. Piecewise doublet of metazone.

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