Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylocone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sty-lo-cone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyramidal lobe on a molar with a spiky projection.

noun

A spiky plate on an echinoderm.

Example Sentences

"Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plates do not open widely."

Etymology

From stylo- + cone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: stylo-

Inflected Forms

stylocones (plural)

Questions

What does stylocone mean?: A pyramidal lobe on a molar with a spiky projection.
Where does stylocone come from?: From stylo- + cone.

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