Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ankyroid

/ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anky-roid
IPA: /ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hook-shaped; uncinate.

noun

A member of the order Ankyroida.

Example Sentences

"Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plates do not open widely."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) + -oid. Cognate with French ancyroïde.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄγκυρα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

more ankyroid (comparative) most ankyroid (superlative) ancyroid (alternative) ankyroids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ankyroid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/.
What does ankyroid mean?: Hook-shaped; uncinate.
Where does ankyroid come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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