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pterotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pterot-ic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.

noun

The pterotic bone.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from its shape.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πτερόν

Inflected Forms

pterotics (plural)

Derived Forms

dermopterotic

Questions

What does pterotic mean?
Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.
Where does pterotic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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