Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cos-ti-form
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a rib.

Etymology

From costa + -iform.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more costiform (comparative) most costiform (superlative)

Questions

What does costiform mean?
Having the form of a rib.
Where does costiform come from?
From costa + -iform.

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