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opisthognathid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
opisthog-nathid
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any in the family Opistognathidae of jawfishes.

Etymology

From opistho- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -id.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γνάθος

Inflected Forms

opisthognathids (plural)

Questions

What does opisthognathid mean?
Any in the family Opistognathidae of jawfishes.
Where does opisthognathid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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