Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allantoid

/əˈlæntɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lan-toid
IPA: /əˈlæntɔɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

adj

adj

Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends.

Example Sentences

"The allantoide in some animals seems to have become extinct; in others is above tenfold the size, which would seem necessary for its purpose."

Etymology

From French allantoïde, and its source, Renaissance Latin allantoides, from Koine Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ἀλλᾶς (allâs, “sausage”). By surface analysis, allant- + -oid.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: allantoïde, allantoides, ἀλλαντοειδής, ἀλλᾶς

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈlæntɔɪd/
British English: /əˈlæntɔɪd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

allantoids (plural) more allantoid (comparative) most allantoid (superlative)

Derived Forms

suballantoid

Synonyms

sausage-shaped

Rhymes With

demantoid bantoid mantoid

Questions

How do you pronounce allantoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlæntɔɪd/.
What does allantoid mean?: The allantois.
Where does allantoid come from?: It is traced to French.

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