Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tibiofibula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tibiofibu-la
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bone, in some reptiles and amphibians, that is formed by fusion of the tibia and fibula

Etymology

From tibio- + fibula.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tibio

Inflected Forms

tibiofibulas (plural) tibiofibulae (plural) tibio-fibula (alternative)

Questions

What does tibiofibula mean?: A bone, in some reptiles and amphibians, that is formed by fusion of the tibia and fibula
Where does tibiofibula come from?: From tibio- + fibula.

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