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sphenooccipital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sphe-nooc-cip-i-tal
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the sphenoid and occipital bones

Etymology

From spheno- + occipital.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

spheno-occipital (alternative) sphenoccipital (alternative)

Rhymes With

interoccipital otoccipital otooccipital temporooccipital postoccipital temporoccipital frontooccipital basiooccipital frontaloccipital epioccipital atlantoccipital craniooccipital

Questions

What does sphenooccipital mean?
Relating to the sphenoid and occipital bones
Where does sphenooccipital come from?
From spheno- + occipital.

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