Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taxodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tax-odont
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a group of many short interlocking teeth, at least some of which are transverse to the hinge margin.

Etymology

From taxo- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: taxo-
Root: *teh₂g-
Suffix: -odont

Questions

What does taxodont mean?: Pertaining to a group of many short interlocking teeth, at least some of which are transverse to the hinge margin.
Where does taxodont come from?: From taxo- + -odont.

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