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odontoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
odon-toid
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a tooth, especially in shape

noun

A separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) + -oid

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more odontoid (comparative) most odontoid (superlative) odontoids (plural)

Derived Forms

odontoidectomy

Phrases

odontoid bone odontoid peg odontoid process

Questions

What does odontoid mean?
Resembling a tooth, especially in shape
Where does odontoid come from?
Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) + -oid

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