Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribosphenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-bosphenic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.

Etymology

Combining form from Ancient Greek τριβεo (tribeo, “rub, grind or pound”) and Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Inflected Forms

more tribosphenic (comparative) most tribosphenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

pseudotribosphenic

Questions

What does tribosphenic mean?: Describing the original placental molars that have a talonid in the lower molar teeth, where the protocone of the upper teeth hits. Definied by George Gaylord Simpson in 1936.
Where does tribosphenic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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