Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zygospondylous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zy-gospondy-lous
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having paired spondyles

Example Sentences

"Vertebrae are rather long, with reduced zygospondylous articulation in proximal and some middle segments (Figs 3M and 5K ), becoming streptospondylous toward distal segments (Fig 3S ) ."

Etymology

From zygo- + spondylous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zygo

Questions

What does zygospondylous mean?: Having paired spondyles
Where does zygospondylous come from?: From zygo- + spondylous.

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