Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metosteon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metosteon
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds, or the part resulting from such ossification.

Etymology

From New Latin metosteon, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-, “after”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: metosteon, μετα-

Inflected Forms

metostea (plural)

Synonyms

posterolateral process

Questions

What does metosteon mean?: The posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds, or the part resulting from such ossification.
Where does metosteon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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