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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parafacial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parafa-cial
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.

adj

Relating to the area adjacent to the facial motor nucleus, especially the retrotrapezoid nucleus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From para- + facial.

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

equifacial nasofacial nonfacial cardiofacial velocardiofacial minifacial acousticofacial acrofacial exofacial endofacial gustofacial linguofacial

Questions

What does parafacial mean?
Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.
Where does parafacial come from?
From para- + facial.

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