Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyclostome

/sˈaɪkləstˌoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-clostome
IPA: /sˈaɪkləstˌoʊm/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.

Example Sentences

"Except the cyclostomes, as the lampreys and sphagobranchiæ, which are not real fishes, as I shall show elsewhere."
"The Cyclostomes, or suckers, with regard to their skeletons, are the most imperfect of all the Vertebrates,"

Etymology

From translingual Cyclostomata, confer French cyclostome.

Word Breakdown

Root: Cyclostomata

Inflected Forms

cyclostomes (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclostomous

Questions

How do you pronounce cyclostome?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪkləstˌoʊm/.
What does cyclostome mean?: Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.
Where does cyclostome come from?: From translingual Cyclostomata, confer French cyclostome.

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