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palatopharynx

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palatophar-ynx
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The palate and pharynx considered as a unit

Etymology

From palato- + pharynx.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

palatopharynges (plural) palatopharynxes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

palatopharyngeal

Questions

What does palatopharynx mean?
The palate and pharynx considered as a unit
Where does palatopharynx come from?
From palato- + pharynx.

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