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ectethmoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ecteth-moid
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ecto- + ethmoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ectethmoids (plural)

Synonyms

ectethmoidal

Rhymes With

ethmoid mesethmoid parethmoid sphenethmoid sphenoethmoid

Questions

What does ectethmoid mean?
external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)
Where does ectethmoid come from?
From ecto- + ethmoid.

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