Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odontophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: odon-tophore
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food.

Etymology

From odonto- + -phore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: odonto
Suffix: phore

Inflected Forms

odontophores (plural)

Derived Forms

odontophoral odontophorous

Questions

What does odontophore mean?: A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food.
Where does odontophore come from?: From odonto- + -phore.

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