Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatopterygoquadrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palatoptery-go-quadrate
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.

Example Sentences

"The dorsal part consists of the two palatopterygoquadrate cartilages, which have fused in the anterior midline and have formed an arch that constitutes the upper jaw."

Etymology

From palato- + pterygo- + quadrate.

Inflected Forms

palatopterygoquadrates (plural)

Questions

What does palatopterygoquadrate mean?: A certain jaw bone in reptiles and fish, consisting of fused palatine, pterygoid and quadrate bones.
Where does palatopterygoquadrate come from?: From palato- + pterygo- + quadrate.

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