Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anaptychus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anap-ty-chus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.

Etymology

From New Latin anaptychus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυχος (anáptukhos, “unfolding”), from ἀναπτύσσω (anaptússō, “to unfold”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: anaptychus, ἀνάπτυχος

Inflected Forms

anaptychi (plural)

Questions

What does anaptychus mean?: One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites. They are now considered to have been parts of the jaw.
Where does anaptychus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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