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pleurosteon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pleu-rosteon
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anterolateral piece which articulates the sternum of birds.

Archaic

Etymology

From pleur- + osteon.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pleurostea (plural)

Derived Forms

pleurosteal

Frequently Paired Words

lophosteon metosteon

Synonyms

craniolateral process

Questions

What does pleurosteon mean?
The anterolateral piece which articulates the sternum of birds.
Where does pleurosteon come from?
From pleur- + osteon.

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