Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camptodromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: camp-to-dro-mous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καμπτός (kamptós, “bent”) + -dromous

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καμπτός
Suffix: dromous

Derived Forms

camptodromously eucamptodromous

Questions

What does camptodromous mean?: in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops
Where does camptodromous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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