Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraventral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-aven-tral
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales in a snake.

Etymology

From para- + ventral.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Inflected Forms

paraventrals (plural)

Questions

What does paraventral mean?: Any of the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales in a snake.
Where does paraventral come from?: From para- + ventral.

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