Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterocoelous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-e-ro-coelous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or characteristic of syconoid sponges of the taxonomic group Heterocoela.

adj

Relating to vertebrae with centra having saddle-shaped articulations.

Etymology

From hetero- (“different”) + -coelous (“hollow”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero
Suffix: coelous

Inflected Forms

heterocœlous (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does heterocoelous mean?: Relating to, or characteristic of syconoid sponges of the taxonomic group Heterocoela.
Where does heterocoelous come from?: From hetero- (“different”) + -coelous (“hollow”).

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