Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tooth pad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: tooth -pad
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.

Example Sentences

"Teeth are concentrated on the tooth pads of the pharyngeal jaws. The pads become fused to the supporting endochondral bones, so that mechanical coupling is improved."

Etymology

From tooth + pad.

Inflected Forms

tooth pads (plural) tooth-pad (alternative) toothpad (alternative)

Questions

What does tooth pad mean?: A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.
Where does tooth pad come from?: From tooth + pad.

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