Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neopulmo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neopul-mo
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi

Example Sentences

"In most birds, the lung is functionally and anatomically subdivided into paleopulmo and neopulmo portions."

Etymology

From neo- + Latin pulmō (“lung”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo
Root: pulmō

Frequently Paired Words

paleopulmo

Questions

What does neopulmo mean?: Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi
Where does neopulmo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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