Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-po-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anatomy of horses, or the study thereof.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From hippo- + -tomy.

Usage

Derived Forms

Questions

What does hippotomy mean?
The anatomy of horses, or the study thereof.
Where does hippotomy come from?
From hippo- + -tomy.

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