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sphenethmoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spheneth-moid
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.

noun

A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians.

Etymology

From sphen- + ethmoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sphenethmoids (plural)

Synonyms

sphenoethmoid

Rhymes With

ethmoid mesethmoid ectethmoid parethmoid sphenoethmoid

Questions

What does sphenethmoid mean?
Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.
Where does sphenethmoid come from?
From sphen- + ethmoid.

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