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presphenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sphe-noid
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in front of the sphenoid bone

noun

The anterior part of the sphenoid bone (a separate bone before being fused)

Etymology

From pre- + sphenoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

presphenoids (plural)

Derived Forms

basipresphenoid

Synonyms

presphenoidal presphenoid bone

Questions

What does presphenoid mean?
Situated in front of the sphenoid bone
Where does presphenoid come from?
From pre- + sphenoid.

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