Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metazone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-zone
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posterior zone of the pronotum in an insect of the family Acrididae or Gryllidae.

Example Sentences

"Median carina strongly cristate on the prozone and on the metazone and with one deep transverse incision so that the prozone is only about one-third the length of the metazone, the incision inclined anterio-ventrad."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English zone English metazone From meta- + zone. Piecewise doublet of metazona.

Inflected Forms

metazones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prozone

Questions

What does metazone mean?: The posterior zone of the pronotum in an insect of the family Acrididae or Gryllidae.
Where does metazone come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English zone English metazone From meta- + zone. Piecewise doublet of metazona.

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