Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleopulmo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-opul-mo
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the mediolateral and medioventral bronchi

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From paleo- + Latin pulmō (“lung”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: paleo
Root: pulmō

Frequently Paired Words

neopulmo

Questions

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

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