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octavolateral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tavolat-er-al
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

octaval and lateral: Used exclusively to describe a structure in the brains of fishes, namely the medial octavolateral nucleus or the dorsal octavolateral nucleus, both analogus to the mammalian cerebellum.

Etymology

From octavo- + lateral.

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

dextrolateral rostrolateral craniolateral distolateral proximolateral prolateral frontolateral obliquolateral apicolateral septolateral semilateral octolateral

Questions

What does octavolateral mean?
octaval and lateral: Used exclusively to describe a structure in the brains of fishes, namely the medial octavolateral nucleus or the dorsal octavolateral nucleus, both analogus to the mammalian cerebellum.
Where does octavolateral come from?
From octavo- + lateral.

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