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acrocoracoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acro-co-ra-coid
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.

adj

Of or pertaining to this extension.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English coracoid English acrocoracoid From acro- + coracoid.

Inflected Forms

acrocoracoids (plural)

Derived Forms

acrocoracoidal

Phrases

acrocoracoid process

Questions

What does acrocoracoid mean?
A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
Where does acrocoracoid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English coracoid English acrocoracoid From acro- + coracoid.

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