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tanystropheid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tanys-tro-pheid
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.

Etymology

From tany- + Ancient Greek στροφευς (stropheus) + -id.

Inflected Forms

tanystropheids (plural)

Questions

What does tanystropheid mean?
An archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.
Where does tanystropheid come from?
From tany- + Ancient Greek στροφευς (stropheus) + -id.

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