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osteocranium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-teocra-ni-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

Etymology

From osteo- + cranium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

osteocrania (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

osteocranial

Rhymes With

uranium titanium cranium geranium germanium unobtainium neurocranium basicranium splanchnocranium dermatocranium intracranium desmocranium

Questions

What does osteocranium mean?
The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
Where does osteocranium come from?
From osteo- + cranium.

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