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sphenotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sphe-not-ic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.

noun

The sphenotic bone.

Etymology

From sphen- + otic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sphenotics (plural)

Derived Forms

dermosphenotic autosphenotic

Rhymes With

otic photic rhotic lotic euphotic aphotic entotic apodotic periotic epiotic prootic diotic

Questions

What does sphenotic mean?
Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
Where does sphenotic come from?
From sphen- + otic.

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