Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrastapes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-trastapes
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles

Example Sentences

"Abbreviations: ac, anterior crus; dp, dorsal process; htp, hypothetical tympanic process or ossified extrastapes, interpreted here as an artefact due to deformation; pc, posterior crus; qc, quadrate contact area; stf; stapedial foramen; stfp, stapedial footplate."

Etymology

From extra- + stapes.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extrastapes mean?: A cartilaginous structure connecting the stapes to the tympanic membrane in birds and reptiles
Where does extrastapes come from?: From extra- + stapes.

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