Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astragaloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-tra-ga-loid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or shaped like, the astragalus (anklebone).

Archaic

Etymology

From astragalus + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more astragaloid (comparative) most astragaloid (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does astragaloid mean?
Of, pertaining to, or shaped like, the astragalus (anklebone).
Where does astragaloid come from?
From astragalus + -oid.

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