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hypoplastron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-poplas-tron
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1872 as hypo- + plastron. Superseded the earlier hyposternum, a nominalised form of the French adjective hyposternal, coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”), in reference to its position in the posterior portion of the plastron.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypoplastrons (plural) hypoplastra (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypoplastral

Synonyms

hyposternum

Questions

What does hypoplastron mean?
The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
Where does hypoplastron come from?
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1872 as hypo- + plastron. Superseded the earlier hyposternum, a nominalised form of the French adjective hyposternal, coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”), in reference to its position in the posterior portion of the plastron.

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