Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postrictal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postric-tal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian)

Example Sentences

"Tympanic annulus and membrane not visible, covered by muscle beneath skin; lacking postrictal tubercles; choana small, rounded, not concealed by the palatal shelf of maxillary arc; dentigerous processes transverse, angled postero-medially and closely separated; bearing four small teeth, visible; tongue elliptical, posterior border not notched, not adherent to the floor of the mouth for about 40% of its length; vocal slits, vocal sac and nuptial excrescences absent."

Etymology

From post- + rictal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postrictal mean?: Behind the rictus (especially of an amphibian)
Where does postrictal come from?: From post- + rictal.

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