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hydroskeleton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-droskele-ton
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.

Etymology

From hydro- + skeleton.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydroskeletons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hydroskeletal

Questions

What does hydroskeleton mean?
A hydrostatic skeleton; a structure found in many cold-blooded organisms and soft-bodied animals, consisting of a fluid-filled cavity, the coelom, surrounded by muscles, and used in movement and changing shape.
Where does hydroskeleton come from?
From hydro- + skeleton.

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