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entoplastron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-to-plas-tron
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The median plate of the plastron of turtles.

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1872 as ento- + plastron. Superseded the earlier entosternum, a nominalised form of the French adjective entosternal, coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “inner”), in reference to its position as the unpaired bone at the centre of the plastron.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

entoplastra (plural) endoplastron (alternative)

Synonyms

entosternum

Questions

What does entoplastron mean?
The median plate of the plastron of turtles.
Where does entoplastron come from?
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1872 as ento- + plastron. Superseded the earlier entosternum, a nominalised form of the French adjective entosternal, coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “inner”), in reference to its position as the unpaired bone at the centre of the plastron.

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