Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asteriscus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-ter-iscus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin asteriscus. Doublet of asterisk.

Inflected Forms

asterisci (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sagitta lapillus

Synonyms

asterisk lagenolith

Rhymes With

viscous meniscus discus viscus lemniscus abaciscus uraniscus trochiscus

Questions

What does asteriscus mean?: One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
Where does asteriscus come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin asteriscus. Doublet of asterisk.

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