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entopterygoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-toptery-goid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ento- + pterygoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

entopterygoids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ectopterygoid

Rhymes With

pterygoid basipterygoid ectopterygoid palatopterygoid epipterygoid metapterygoid mesopterygoid

Questions

What does entopterygoid mean?
A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish
Where does entopterygoid come from?
From ento- + pterygoid.

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