Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rostrodorsal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ros-trodor-sal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Near the back of the beak or of any beak-like projection

Etymology

From rostro- + dorsal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rostro

Derived Forms

rostrodorsally

Frequently Paired Words

rostroventral

Rhymes With

posterodorsal nondorsal distodorsal proximodorsal craniodorsal lumbodorsal sacrodorsal oculodorsal mesiodorsal intermediodorsal anteriodorsal apicodorsal

Questions

What does rostrodorsal mean?: Near the back of the beak or of any beak-like projection
Where does rostrodorsal come from?: From rostro- + dorsal.

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