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paragnathus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parag-nathus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.

noun

One of the small, horny, tooth-like jaws of certain annelids.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin paragnathus, from para- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”). Compare earlier paragnatha.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γνάθος

Inflected Forms

paragnathi (plural) paragnath (alternative)

Phrases

gnatho- para-

Frequently Paired Words

gnatho- para- paragnatha

Questions

What does paragnathus mean?
One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.
Where does paragnathus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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